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Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If <i>God</i> puts no trust in His saints, And the heavens are not pure in His sight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, He has no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, He puts no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, He puts no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, He puts no faith in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones (angels); Indeed, the heavens are not pure in His sight—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If God puts no trust in his holy ones and the heavens are not pure in his sight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If God puts no trust in His holy ones and the heavens are not pure in His sight, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and neither are angels--not in the sight of God. If God doesn't trust his angels, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If God doesn't trust his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why, God does not trust even his angels; even they are not pure in his sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look, if God doesn't trust his holy ones, if even the heavens aren't pure as he looks at them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, He puts no credence in His holy ones, "" And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no credence, And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, in his holy ones he will, not trust; and the heavens were not clean in his eyes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, among his holy ones not one is immutable, and even the heavens are not pure in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If in his holy ones God places no confidence, and if the heavens are not without blame in his sight, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God puts no trust even in his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his sight;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he puts no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, in his holy ones he does not trust, and the Heavens are not pure before him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, He putteth no trust in His holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in His sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Forasmuch as he trusts not his saints; and the heaven is not pure before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-15.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=2327" 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">14</span>What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">God puts no</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: ya·’ă·mîn (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To confirm, support. ">trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: biq·ḏō·šō (Prep-b:: Adj-mpc:: 3ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">in His holy ones,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: wə·šā·ma·yim (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">if even the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2141.htm" title="2141: zak·kū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be bright, clean or pure. A primitive root; to be transparent or clean.">pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ḇə·‘ê·nāw (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in His eyes,</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?…<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="/job/4-18.htm">Job 4:18</a></span><br />If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/25-5.htm">Job 25:5</a></span><br />If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2-3</a></span><br />Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-5.htm">Psalm 89:5-7</a></span><br />The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones. / For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? / In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11-12</a></span><br />Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22-23</a></span><br />Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels / in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">1 Peter 1:12</a></span><br />It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13-14</a></span><br />And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: / “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Daniel 7:10</a></span><br />A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-20.htm">Psalm 103:20-21</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. / Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a></span><br />And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-10.htm">Matthew 18:10</a></span><br />See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-21.htm">1 Timothy 5:21</a></span><br />I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Ezekiel 28:14-15</a></span><br />You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. / From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-6</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. / And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, he puts no trust in his saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight.</p><p class="hdg">he putteth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-18.htm">Job 4:18</a></b></br> Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/25-5.htm">Job 25:5</a></b></br> Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2-5</a></b></br> Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/4-18.htm">Credence</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/9-16.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/6-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/job/15-14.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/job/5-2.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/job/5-1.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/job/13-15.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/15-31.htm">Credence</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/31-24.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/job/16-19.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/job/21-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/16-19.htm">Places</a> <a href="/job/16-17.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/job/20-3.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/psalms/16-3.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/job/15-31.htm">Trust</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>If God puts no trust in His holy ones</b><br>This phrase suggests the absolute holiness and perfection of God, highlighting that even the most righteous beings in His creation, such as angels, are not entirely trustworthy in comparison to His divine standard. This reflects the biblical theme of God's transcendence and the imperfection of all creation in comparison to Him. In <a href="/job/4-18.htm">Job 4:18</a>, a similar sentiment is expressed, emphasizing that God charges His angels with error. This underscores the idea that all created beings, regardless of their status, fall short of God's glory (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>).<p><b>if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes</b><br>The heavens, often seen as the epitome of purity and perfection, are here described as impure in the sight of God. This reflects the biblical understanding of God's absolute holiness and the pervasive impact of sin on creation. The heavens, though majestic and awe-inspiring, are still part of the created order and thus subject to the corruption introduced by sin (<a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a>). This phrase also points to the need for a new creation, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> and fulfilled in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where a new heaven and a new earth are established, free from the taint of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <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, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and the nature of God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is the ultimate judge and whose perspective on purity and trust is being discussed by Eliphaz.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_ones.htm">Holy Ones</a></b><br>Likely referring to angels or celestial beings, indicating that even they are not entirely trustworthy or pure in God's sight.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>The celestial realm, which Eliphaz claims is not pure before God, emphasizing God's absolute holiness and the imperfection of all creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_absolute_holiness.htm">God's Absolute Holiness</a></b><br>God's holiness is so profound that even the heavens and celestial beings fall short of His purity. This should lead us to a deeper reverence and awe for God's nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>If even the holy ones and the heavens are not pure in God's sight, how much more should we, as humans, recognize our own limitations and need for God's grace?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_humility.htm">The Need for Humility</a></b><br>Eliphaz's words remind us to approach God with humility, acknowledging that our understanding and righteousness are limited compared to His.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_perspective.htm">Trust in God's Perspective</a></b><br>While Eliphaz's application may be flawed, the truth remains that God's perspective is perfect, and we should seek to align our understanding with His.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>This passage invites us to consider how suffering can be a tool for refining our understanding of God's holiness and our dependence on Him.<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/what_is_the_'sea_of_glass'.htm">What is the 'sea of glass' in Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_15_14-16_and_genesis_1_31_align.htm">In Job 15:14-16, how do Eliphaz's claims about universal impurity align with Genesis 1:31, which pronounces creation 'very good'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_15_3-4_align_with_ex_15.htm">Revelation 15:3-4 connects the Song of Moses with this vision--how does this align or conflict with the Old Testament context of Exodus 15?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_sam_18_10__how_can_god_send_an_evil_spirit.htm">1 Samuel 18:10: How can an 'evil spirit from God' coexist with the belief in a loving deity, and does this contradict other scriptural portrayals of God?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Behold.</span>--Comp. <a href="/job/4-18.htm" title="Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:">Job 4:18</a>; <a href="/job/5-5.htm" title="Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their substance.">Job 5:5</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints</span>; rather, <span class="accented">in his holy ones</span> (see the Revised Version). The word "saint" has in course of time come to be so exclusively attached to holy <span class="accented">men</span>' that it can no longer be applied, without danger of being misunderstood, to angels. Eliphaz here, as in <a href="/job/5-1.htm">Job 5:1</a>, speaks not of holy men, but of the holy angels. Without taxing them with sin, he is strongly convinced of their imperfection - their defective wisdom (<a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a>), weakness, and untrustworthiness. His views are decidedly peculiar, and not borne out by the rest of Scripture. <span class="cmt_word">Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.</span> The material heavens are probably intended. That limpid liquid blue in which the human eye sees no stain or speck, to the Divine eye is tinged with uncleanness The idea is that neither animate nor inanimate nature contains any form of being that is absolutely without spot or blemish. In God alone is there perfect purity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-15.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God puts no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trust</span><br /><span class="heb">יַאֲמִ֑ין</span> <span class="translit">(ya·’ă·mîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His holy ones,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיו</span> <span class="translit">(biq·ḏō·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if even the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pure</span><br /><span class="heb">זַכּ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(zak·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2141.htm">Strong's 2141: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bright, clean or pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His eyes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעֵינָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘ê·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:15 Behold he puts no trust in his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:16" /></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>