Job 35:1 (BSB)
And Elihu went on to say:
Commentary on Job 35:1
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Job 35:1-8: We have here, I. The bad words which Elihu charges upon Job, Job 35:2, Job 35:3. To evince the badness of them he appeals to Job himself, and his own sober thoughts, in the reflection: Thinkest thou this to be right? This intimates Elihu's confidence that the reproof he now gave was just, for he could refer the judgment of it even to Job himself.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Job 35:1: Elihu spake moreover, and said. Elihu very probably paused awhile, and waited to observe whether any of the company would rise up, and either contradict and refute what he had said, or declare their assent unto it and approbation of it; or rather to see whether Job would make any reply or not; but perceiving no inclination in him to it, he proceeded to take...
- Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Job 35:1: For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God. (e) He stands stubbornly to the maintenance of his cause.
- Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Job 35:1-4: Job 35:1-4 1 Then began Elihu, and said: 2 Dost thou consider this to be right, Sayest thou: my righteousness exceedeth God’s, 3 That thou sayest, what advantage is it to thee, What doth it profit me more than my sin? 4 I will answer thee words, And thy companions with thee. The neutral זאת, Job 35:2, refers prospectively to כּי־תאמר, Job 35:3: this that thou sayest. חשׁב with acc.