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href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For he stretches out his hand against God, And acts defiantly against the Almighty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because he has reached out with his hand against God, And is arrogant toward the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God, And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God And magnifies himself against the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Because he has stretched out his hand against God And behaves arrogantly against the Almighty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is because they rebelled against God All-Powerful <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He stretches out his hand against God and attacks the Almighty like a warrior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is the fate of those who shake their fists at God and defy the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"For he has raised his fist against God, defying the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against Shaddai;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For he stretched out his hand against God, "" And against the Mighty he makes himself mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he stretched forth his hand against God, and he will strengthen himself against the Almighty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he has extended his hand against God, and he has strengthened himself against the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God and arrogantly challenged the Almighty, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because they stretched out their hands against God, and bid defiance to the Almighty,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he lifted up his hand against God and was valiant against The Almighty<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he has lifted his hands against the Lord, and he has hardened his neck against the Almighty Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-25.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=2388" 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">24</span>Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">he has stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</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.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396: yiṯ·gab·bār (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To be strong, mighty. A primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently.">and has vaunted himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’e·lō·ša- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">the Almighty,</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.…<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="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23-24</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Psalm 73:6-9</a></span><br />Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them. / From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild. / They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12-14</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Daniel 5:20-23</a></span><br />But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. / He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes. / But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-6</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Proverbs 21:29</a></span><br />A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2-6</a></span><br />In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. / For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-30.htm">Romans 1:30</a></span><br />slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Isaiah 9:9-10</a></span><br />All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: / “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he stretches out his hand against God, and strengthens himself against the Almighty.</p><p class="hdg">he stretcheth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23</a></b></br> And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-9.htm">Psalm 73:9,11</a></b></br> They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-4.htm">Isaiah 27:4</a></b></br> Fury <i>is</i> not in me: who would set the briers <i>and</i> thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.</p><p class="hdg">strengtheneth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened <i>himself</i> against him, and hath prospered?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-9.htm">Job 40:9-11</a></b></br> Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2,3</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said, Who <i>is</i> the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-3.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Arrogantly</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm">Behaves</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">Behaveth</a> <a href="/2_john/1-11.htm">Bids</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Conducts</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Defiance</a> <a href="/numbers/35-21.htm">Fist</a> <a href="/job/15-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/job/12-25.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/9-6.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Stretcheth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-15.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Arrogantly</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Behaves</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-5.htm">Behaveth</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Bids</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Conducts</a> <a href="/acts/17-7.htm">Defiance</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Fist</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/17-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/22-29.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/16-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/psalms/29-8.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Stretcheth</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>For he has stretched out his hand against God</b><br>This phrase suggests an act of rebellion or defiance against God. In biblical terms, stretching out one's hand can symbolize aggression or an attempt to exert power. This imagery is reminiscent of other biblical figures who opposed God, such as Pharaoh in Exodus, who hardened his heart against the Lord. The act of stretching out one's hand against God is a metaphor for prideful rebellion, which is a recurring theme in the Bible. It reflects the human tendency to challenge divine authority, as seen in the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>) and in the actions of King Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a>).<p><b>and has vaunted himself against the Almighty</b><br>To vaunt oneself means to boast or exalt oneself. This phrase indicates arrogance and self-exaltation in opposition to God. The term "Almighty" emphasizes God's supreme power and authority, highlighting the futility and audacity of human pride. This echoes the sin of Lucifer, who sought to elevate himself above God (<a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a>). The cultural context of the ancient Near East often involved rulers and individuals who claimed divine status or challenged the gods, reflecting a broader human inclination toward self-deification. This behavior is contrasted with the humility exemplified by Jesus Christ, who, though being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage (<a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6-8</a>).<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. The central figure in the Book of Job, he undergoes severe trials and 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, offering his perspective on why Job is suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (The Almighty)</a></b><br>The central divine figure against whom the actions in this verse are directed. The Almighty is a title emphasizing God's supreme power and authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A place associated with wisdom, often linked to the region of Edom. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, suggesting his background in wisdom traditions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_accusation.htm">The Accusation</a></b><br>Eliphaz accuses Job of pride and rebellion against God, suggesting that Job's suffering is a result of his own actions against the divine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride is a serious sin that can lead to rebellion against God. Eliphaz's accusation, though misapplied to Job, serves as a warning about the dangers of elevating oneself above God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/misjudging_others.htm">Misjudging Others</a></b><br>Eliphaz's error highlights the danger of assuming we understand God's reasons for allowing suffering in others' lives. We must be cautious in our judgments and seek God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Humility is essential in our relationship with God. Recognizing our dependence on Him keeps us aligned with His will and open to His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when we don't understand our circumstances, trusting in God's sovereignty and goodness is crucial. Job's account ultimately points to God's greater plan and purpose.<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_truth_according_to_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about money?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_bildad_blame_job's_kids'_deaths.htm">How can Bildad confidently claim (Job 8:2-4) that Job's children must have sinned to deserve death, when other passages suggest righteous people can suffer unjustly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_obed-edom_blessed,_uzza_killed.htm">(1 Chronicles 13:13) Why is Obed-edom blessed for housing the Ark even though Uzza was killed for a seemingly minor infraction involving the same object?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_god's_direct_talk_with_job.htm">Job 40:1-5: What historical or archaeological evidence supports such a direct, extended conversation between God and a single individual like Job?</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>(25) <span class= "bld">For he stretcheth out his hand.</span>--It is instructive to note the difference in time indicated here. "Because he <span class= "ital">hath stretched </span>out his hand against God. and <span class= "ital">behaveth </span>himself proudly against the Almighty. He runneth upon Him with haughty neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers; "fully protected as he supposes against the vengeance of the Most High. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm" title="He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.">Psalm 10:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm" title="He has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he hides his face; he will never see it.">Psalm 10:11</a>, &c.) The English version, with less probability, represents the armour as being God's; on the contrary, it is the wicked man's prosperity which hath thus blinded and hardened him. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm" title="But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: you are waxen fat, you are grown thick, you are covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.">Deuteronomy 32:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm" title="They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.">Psalm 17:10</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he stretcheth out his hand against God</span>. The wicked man ventures even to threaten the Almighty. So in Eastern legend Nimrod was supposed to have done, and in Greek legend the giants. <span class="cmt_word">And strengtheneth himself against the Almighty</span>; rather, <span class="accented">behaveth himself proudly. See</span> the Revised Version, and compare Schultens, who renders the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">יתגבּר</span>, by "ferocius et insolentius se gessit." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-25.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ל</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 /><br /><span class="word">and has vaunted himself</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·gab·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1396.htm">Strong's 1396: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be strong, to prevail, act insolently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·lō·ša-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Almighty,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֝דַּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-25.htm">Job 15:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-25.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:25 Because he has stretched out his hand (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:26" /></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>