Job 15:17
Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
BSB
ASV
I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare
KJV
I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
I will show thee ... - The remainder of this chapter is a violent declamation, designed to overwhelm Job with the proofs of personal guilt. Eliphaz professes to urge nothing which had not been handed down from his ancestors, and was the result of careful observation. What he says is made up of apothegms and maxims that were regarded as containing the results of ancient wisdom, all meaning that God would punish the wicked, or that the wicked would be treated according to their deserts.
In direct contradiction of Job's position (Job 12:6, &c.), that the lot of the wicked was the most prosperous here, Eliphaz appeals (1) to his own experience, (2) to the wisdom of the ancients.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Job 5:27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
leads to
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
Through
Job 36:2“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
leads to
Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?