Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 26:3 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Job 26:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 26 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?”
Job 26:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 26:3
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom?—Job's sarcasm is biting. The verb ya'ats (יָעַץ, counselled) means to advise or plan, while lo-chokmah (לֹא־חָכְמָה) literally means 'no wisdom.' Job ironically thanks Bildad for counseling the 'unwise one'—himself, according to the friends' diagnosis. How hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? continues the irony with hoda'ta (הוֹדַעְתָּ, made known) and tushiyyah (תּוּשִׁיָּה), meaning sound wisdom, success, or effective working.This rhetorical flourish exposes the friends' arrogance and ineffectiveness. They claim to possess wisd...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 26:3
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“That wisdom is driven quite from me?”
“teaching you publicly and from house to house”
“come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.”
“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”
“and of your salvation all day”
“who doesn't know such things as these?”
“all you peoples. Listen”
“My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.”