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Job 16:1 Cross-References
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Job's Reply: Miserable Comforters Are You All
“Then Job answered and said,”
Job 16:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 16:1
Then Job answered and said (וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַר, vaya'an 'iyyov vayomar)—This marks Job's third reply to Eliphaz, using the standard dialogue formula. The verb עָנָה ('anah, 'to answer') implies not mere response but an antiphonal refutation. Job's speeches grow progressively darker as his friends' accusations intensify.The structure of Job's debate follows ancient Near Eastern legal dispute patterns—each party states their case, cross-examines, and appeals to witnesses. Job will call his friends 'miserable comforters' (v. 2), reversing their self-appointed role as counselors. This dial...
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