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Job 15:1

Eliphaz
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

3 Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
KJV
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
WEB
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
ASV
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
DARBY
And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
BLB
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
ÅB
Da tok Elifas fra Teman til orde og sa:
OTB
Da talte Elifas fra Teman:
B1930
Da tok Elifas fra Teman til orde og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 2:11

    Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

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  • Job 42:7

    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

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  • Job 4:1

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

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  • Job 42:9

    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s request.

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  • Job 22:1

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

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