Job 35:3
“For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. Meaning not his three friends, as the Septuagint version expresses it;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For thou saidst - Another sentiment of a similar kind which Elihu proposes to examine. He had already adverted to this…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
What advantage will it be unto thee? - As if he had said to God, "My righteousness cannot profit thee, nor do I find…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 35:2-4
Statement of Job's charge against God that under His rule of the world to be righteous is no advantage to a man. The…
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