10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
10 But H199 as for you all, do ye return, H7725 and come now: H935 for I cannot find H4672 one wise H2450 man among you.
10 But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.
10 Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.
10 But as for you all, pray come on again; and I shall not find one wise man among you.
10 But as for you all, come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.
10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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Commentary on Job 17 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 17
In this chapter,
His friends becoming strange to him, which greatly grieved him, he makes death and the grave familiar to him, which yielded him some comfort.
Job 17:1-9
Job's discourse is here somewhat broken and interrupted, and he passes suddenly from one thing to another, as is usual with men in trouble; but we may reduce what is here said to three heads:-
Job 17:10-16
Job's friends had pretended to comfort him with the hopes of his return to a prosperous estate again; now he here shows,