Job 15:1

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

Eliphaz of Teman spoke a second time:

And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

¹ sn In the first round of speeches, Eliphaz had emphasized the moral perfection of God, Bildad his unwavering justice, and Zophar his omniscience. Since this did not bring the expected response from Job, the friends see him as a menace to true religion, and so they intensify their approach. Eliphaz, as dignified as ever, rebukes Job for his arrogance and warns about the judgment the wicked bring on themselves. The speech of Eliphaz falls into three parts: the rebuke of Job for his irreverence (2-6); the analysis of Job’s presumption about wisdom (7-16), and his warning about the fate of the wicked (17-35).