2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than ùGod's?
But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day: for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Know now that +God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net. Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
[As] ùGod liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul, All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of +God is in my nostrils, My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit! Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.
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Commentary on Job 35 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 35
Job being still silent, Elihu follows his blow, and here, a third time, undertakes to show him that he had spoken amiss, and ought to recant. Three improper sayings he here charges him with, and returns answer to them distinctly:-
Job 35:1-8
We have here,
Job 35:9-13
Elihu here returns an answer to another word that Job had said, which, he thought, reflected much upon the justice and goodness of God, and therefore ought not to pass without a remark. Observe,
Job 35:14-16
Here is,