Job Chapter 15 verse 11 Holy Bible
Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?
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Are the comforts of God not enough for you, and the gentle word which was said to you?
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Are the consolations of ùGod too small for thee? and the word gently spoken to thee?
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Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
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Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
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Are the consolations of God too small for you, Even the word that is gentle toward you?
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Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word `is' with thee,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Are the consolations of God small with thee? By "the consolations of God" Eliphaz probably means the hopes which he and his friends had held out, speaking in God's Name, that if Job would humble himself, and confess his guilt, and sue to God for pardon, he would be restored to favour, recover his prosperity, and live to a good old age in tranquil happiness (see Job 5:18-27; Job 8:20-22; Job 11:13-19). He wishes to know if Job thinks lightly of all this, regards it as of small account, will make no effort to obtain the blessings held out to him. This is all reasonable enough from his standpoint, that Job is conscious of secret heinous guilt; but it can make no impression on Job, who is conscious of the reverse. Is there any secret thing with thee? rather, And is the word [of small account that dealeth] gently with thee? Eliphaz considers that his own words and those of his two companions have been soft words, dealing "gently" with Job's refractoriness, and that Job ought to have been impressed by them.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Are the consolations of God small with thee?--This is one of the obscure phrases of Job upon which it is very difficult to decide. The Authorised Version gives very good sense, which seems to suit the context in the following verse; but it is susceptible of other phases of meaning: e.g., "or a word that dealeth gently with thee (2Samuel 4:5), such as ours have been (?)"; or "the word that he hath spoken softly with thee" (but see Job 15:8); or, again, the consolations of God may mean strong consolations (Psalm 80:11), such as ours have been, spoken in strong language," in which case the second clause would mean, "Was thine own speech gentle?" "Small with thee" means, of course, too small for thee.
