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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Have you no fear of God, no reverence for him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But you are doing away with the fear of God and hindering meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yes, you cast off fear, And restrain prayer before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed, you do away with reverence, And hinder meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Indeed, you do away with reverence, And hinder meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Indeed, you annul <i>reverent</i> fear And cut off musing before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed, you are doing away with fear, And you are diminishing meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your words are enough to make others turn from God and lead them to doubt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, thou doest away with fear, and restrainest devotion before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Yes, you destroy the fear [of God] and diminish devotion to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you had your way, no one would fear God; no one would pray to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet you dispense with fear of God and hinder meditations before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, you make reverence void, and diminish meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also thou wilt bring to nought, fear, and thou wilt withhold meditation before God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />to such an extent that, within yourself, you have expelled reverence and have taken away prayers from the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You in fact do away with piety, you lessen devotion toward God, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But you are doing away with the fear of God, and hindering meditation before God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, you also are discarding reverence, and talk too much in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also you bring reverence to nothing and you multiply speaking before God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, thou doest away with fear, And impairest devotion before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hast not thou moreover cast off fear, and accomplished such words before the Lord?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2263" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: tā·p̄êr (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">even undermine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3374.htm" title="3374: yir·’āh (N-fs) -- A fear. Feminine of yare'; fear; morally, reverence.">the fear of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1639.htm" title="1639: wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-2ms) -- To diminish, restrain, withdraw. A primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold.">and hinder</a> <a href="/hebrew/7881.htm" title="7881: ·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Complaint, musing. Feminine of siyach; reflection; be extension, devotion.">meditation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">Him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/111-10.htm">Psalm 111:10</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:13</a></span><br />When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Psalm 36:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-18.htm">Romans 3:18</a></span><br />“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a></span><br />To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></span><br />Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6</a></span><br />“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">2 Timothy 3:5</a></span><br />having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-4.htm">1 John 2:4</a></span><br />If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God.</p><p class="hdg">castest off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-5.htm">Job 4:5,6</a></b></br> But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-14.htm">Job 6:14</a></b></br> To him that is afflicted pity <i>should be shewed</i> from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Psalm 36:1-3</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, <i>that there is</i> no fear of God before his eyes… </p><p class="hdg">restrainest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-8.htm">Job 5:8</a></b></br> I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-10.htm">Job 27:10</a></b></br> Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">1 Chronicles 10:13,14</a></b></br> So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, <i>even</i> against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking <i>counsel</i> of <i>one that had</i> a familiar spirit, to inquire <i>of it</i>; … </p><p class="hdg">prayer.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Castest</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Devotion</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Less</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-16.htm">Meditation</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Piety</a> <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/4-6.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">sh</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-12.htm">Undermine</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Void</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/50-17.htm">Castest</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Devotion</a> <a href="/job/36-27.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/job/19-4.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Less</a> <a href="/job/22-3.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Meditation</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Piety</a> <a href="/job/16-17.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/job/16-6.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">sh</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-12.htm">Undermine</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Void</a> <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But you even undermine the fear of God</b><br>This phrase suggests a critique of Job's attitude and actions, implying that he is diminishing the reverence due to God. In the context of the Book of Job, Eliphaz accuses Job of weakening the foundational principle of wisdom, which is the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The fear of God is a central theme in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, emphasizing a deep respect and awe for God's power and holiness. Historically, this fear was seen as essential for maintaining a covenant relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a>. The accusation here is that Job's questioning and lamenting are eroding this essential reverence.<p><b>and hinder meditation before Him.</b><br>Meditation in the biblical sense involves thoughtful contemplation and reflection on God's laws and character, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>. Eliphaz suggests that Job's words and actions are obstructing this process, which is crucial for spiritual growth and understanding. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, meditation was a practice that involved not only the mind but also the heart, aligning one's life with divine will. The implication is that Job's complaints are preventing him from engaging in this vital spiritual discipline. This accusation ties into the broader narrative of Job, where his friends believe that his suffering is a result of sin, and thus, his current state is seen as a barrier to proper worship and reflection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, undergoing severe trials and questioning the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, accusing Job of undermining the fear of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, suggesting he is a man of wisdom and understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_god.htm">Fear of God</a></b><br>A central theme in the Book of Job, representing reverence, awe, and respect for God's power and authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/meditation_before_god.htm">Meditation before God</a></b><br>Reflects the practice of contemplating God's nature, laws, and works, which is essential for spiritual growth and understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_fear_of_god.htm">The Importance of the Fear of God</a></b><br>The fear of God is foundational to wisdom and understanding. It is not merely about being afraid but having a deep reverence and respect for God's authority and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_meditation_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Meditation in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Regular meditation on God's word and His attributes is crucial for spiritual maturity. It helps believers align their thoughts and actions with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_misinterpretation.htm">Guarding Against Misinterpretation</a></b><br>Like Eliphaz, we must be cautious not to misinterpret others' struggles or assume their spiritual state. True understanding requires empathy and discernment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/maintaining_faith_amidst_trials.htm">Maintaining Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Job's account encourages believers to maintain their faith and integrity even when facing severe trials and accusations from others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_legalism.htm">The Danger of Legalism</a></b><br>Eliphaz's approach reflects a legalistic mindset, focusing on outward actions rather than the heart. Believers should strive for a relationship with God that goes beyond mere rule-following.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_reality_predestined_or_free_will.htm">What are the devil's deceptive strategies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/steadfast_in_faith_despite_trials.htm">Are you steadfast in faith despite trials and deception?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_faith_vs._fear.htm">What does the Bible say about faith versus fear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_deliver_from_troubles.htm">Where do you find comfort in times of trouble?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Yea, thou castest off fear.</span>--The tendency also of Job has been to encourage a kind of fatalism (<span class= "ital">e.g., </span><a href="/context/job/12-16.htm" title="With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.">Job 12:16-25</a>), and therefore to check the offering of prayer to God, besides setting an example which, if followed, as from Job's position it was likely to be, would lead to murmuring and blasphemy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, thou castest off fear</span>. To Eliphaz, Job's words - his bold expostulations (<a href="/job/13-3.htm">Job 13:3, 15, 22</a>, etc.), his declarations that he <span class="accented">knows</span> he will be justified (<a href="/job/13-8.htm">Job 13:8</a>), and that God will be his Salvation (<a href="/job/13-16.htm">Job 13:16</a>) - seem to imply that he has cast off altogether the fear of God, and is entirely devoid of reverence. Some of his expressions certainly seem over-bold; but, on the other hand, his sense of God's purity, perfectness, and transcendent power is continually manifest, and should have saved him from the rude reproach here launched against him (comp. <a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job 9:1-13</a>; <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Job 12:24</a> 25; 13:11, 21, etc.). And restrainest prayer before God; rather, <span class="accented">and hinderest devout meditation</span> before God. Eliphaz means that Job expresses himself in a way so cf. fensive to devout souls, that he disturbs their minds and prevents them from indulging in those pious meditations on the Divine goodness which would otherwise occupy them (comp. <a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97</a>). Thus, according to Eliphaz, Job is not only irreligious himself, but the cause of irreligion in others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֭תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even undermine</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּפֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(tā·p̄êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fear [of God]</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3374.htm">Strong's 3374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fear, reverence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hinder</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִגְרַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1639.htm">Strong's 1639: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scrape off, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">meditation</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7881.htm">Strong's 7881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Reflection, be extension, devotion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-4.htm">Job 15:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:4 Yes you do away with fear (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>