Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do you listen in on God’s council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom? New Living Translation Were you listening at God’s secret council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom? English Standard Version Have you listened in the council of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself? Berean Standard Bible Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself? King James Bible Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? New King James Version Have you heard the counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself? New American Standard Bible “Do you hear the secret discussion of God, And limit wisdom to yourself? NASB 1995 “Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And limit wisdom to yourself? NASB 1977 “Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And limit wisdom to yourself? Legacy Standard Bible Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And cut down wisdom only unto yourself? Amplified Bible “Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And do you limit [the possession of] wisdom to yourself? Christian Standard Bible Do you listen in on the council of God, or have a monopoly on wisdom? Holman Christian Standard Bible Do you listen in on the council of God, or have a monopoly on wisdom? American Standard Version Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Have you heard the secret of LORD JEHOVAH, and is wisdom revealed to you? Brenton Septuagint Translation Or hast thou heard the ordinance of the Lord? or has God used thee as his counsellor? and has wisdom come only to thee? Contemporary English Version Have you ever been present when God's council meets? Do you alone have wisdom? Douay-Rheims Bible Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee? English Revised Version Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? GOD'S WORD® Translation Did you listen in on God's council meeting and receive a monopoly on wisdom? Good News Translation Did you overhear the plans God made? Does human wisdom belong to you alone? International Standard Version Have you listened in on God's secret council? Have you limited wisdom only to yourself? JPS Tanakh 1917 Dost thou hearken in the council of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? Literal Standard Version Do you hear of the secret counsel of God? And withdraw wisdom to you? Majority Standard Bible Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself? New American Bible Do you listen in on God’s council and restrict wisdom to yourself? NET Bible Do you listen in on God's secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself? New Revised Standard Version Have you listened in the council of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself? New Heart English Bible Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself? Webster's Bible Translation Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? World English Bible Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself? Young's Literal Translation Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God…7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills? 8Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself? 9What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?… Cross References Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! Romans 11:34 "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?" 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Job 29:4 when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent, Jeremiah 23:18 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it? Treasury of Scripture Have you heard the secret of God? and do you restrain wisdom to yourself? the secret Job 11:6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. thou restrain Job 12:2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. Job 13:5,6 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom… Jump to Previous Council Counsel God's Hear Heard Hearken Limit Meeting Present Restrain Secret Thyself WisdomJump to Next Council Counsel God's Hear Heard Hearken Limit Meeting Present Restrain Secret Thyself WisdomJob 15 1. Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself17. He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men Verse 8. - Hast thou heard the secret of God? or, Hast thou been a hearer in the secret counsel of God? (comp. Jeremiah 23:18, "Who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and hoard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?"). No mortal man was ever admitted to the secret counsel of the Most Highest (comp. Romans 11:34). And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? or, Dost thou confine (appropriate) wisdom to thyself? i.e. Dost thou suppose that thou art the only wise man in all the world? (comp. Job 12:2, where Job had brought the same charge against his three friends). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do you listen inתִּשְׁמָ֑ע (tiš·mā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently on God's אֱל֣וֹהַ (’ĕ·lō·w·ha) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 433: God -- a deity, the Deity council הַבְס֣וֹד (haḇ·sō·wḏ) Article, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5475: A session, company of persons, intimacy, consultation, a secret or limit וְתִגְרַ֖ע (wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1639: To scrape off, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold wisdom חָכְמָֽה׃ (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom to yourself? אֵלֶ֣יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Job 15:8 NIVJob 15:8 NLT Job 15:8 ESV Job 15:8 NASB Job 15:8 KJV Job 15:8 BibleApps.com Job 15:8 Biblia Paralela Job 15:8 Chinese Bible Job 15:8 French Bible Job 15:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 15:8 Have you heard the secret counsel (Jb) |
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