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Job 35:16 Cross-References
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“Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.”
Job 35:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 35:16
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain (וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ, ve-Iyyov hevel yiphtseh-pihu)—The noun hevel (הֶבֶל, vanity, breath, emptiness) is Ecclesiastes' key word—all is vanity. The verb patsah (פָּצָה, "to open wide") suggests excessive speech. The phrase he multiplieth words without knowledge (בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר, bivli-da'at millin yakhbir) uses kavar (כָּבַר, "to multiply, make many"). Elihu accuses Job of verbose ignorance. Yet God vindicates Job's speech (42:7), showing Elihu's judgment was premature and partially wrong. This teaches the danger of judging o...
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“Job hath spoken without knowledge”
“I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.”
“and cursed the day of his birth.”