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Job 5:1
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Call out! Will anyone answer you?
"Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
"Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
"Call now! Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
"Call now—is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones (angels) will you turn?
"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
"Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call nowe, if any will answere thee, and to which of the Saintes wilt thou turne?
"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Eliphaz Continues Job, call out for help and see if an angel comes!
"Call if you like, but will anyone answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
"Job, call out if you want, and see if anyone answers! But to which of the angels will you turn?
CALL now, I pray you; is there any one to answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call out, Job. See if anyone answers. Is there any angel to whom you can turn?
"Call now, is there anyone answering you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call now. Is there anyone answering you? And to which of the saints will you turn?
Name me one els, yf thou canst fynde eny: yee loke aboute the, vpon eny of the holy men.
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?
Crye I pray thee, if there be any that will aunswere thee, & loke thou vpon any of the holy.
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Call now, if there be any that wil answere thee, and to which of the Saints wilt thou turne?
But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Therfor clepe thou, if `ony is that schal answere thee, and turne thou to summe of seyntis.
Call now; is there any that will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call now, if there is any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
"Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
"Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? Which of the angels will help you?
"Call now. Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
"Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Call, I pray thee - is there one to answer thee? Or, to which of the holy ones, wilt thou turn?
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.
"Call now; is there any one who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?
"Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer! To which of the holy angels will you turn? The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in. I've seen it myself—seen fools putting down roots, and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed. Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited, with no one to stick up for them. Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests, cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all, insatiable for everything they have. Don't blame fate when things go wrong— trouble doesn't come from nowhere. It's human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble, as certainly as sparks fly upward.
"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and to which: Job 15:8-10, Job 15:15, Isaiah 41:1, Isaiah 41:21-23, Hebrews 12:1
the saints: Job 4:18, Job 15:15, Deuteronomy 33:2, Deuteronomy 33:3, Psalms 16:3, Psalms 106:16, Ephesians 1:1
turn: or, look
Reciprocal: Job 13:4 - ye are forgers
Cross-References
This is the story of the creation of the sky and the earth. When the Lord God first made the earth and the sky,
After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
This is the family history of Noah. Noah was a good man, the most innocent man of his time, and he walked with God.
This is the family history of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah. After the flood these three men had sons.
Adam was the father of Seth. Seth was the father of Enosh. Enosh was the father of Kenan.
One thing I have learned: God made people good, but they have found all kinds of ways to be bad."
Remember your Creator while you are young, before the days of trouble come and the years when you say, "I find no pleasure in them."
This is the family history of Jesus Christ. He came from the family of David, and David came from the family of Abraham.
But a man should not cover his head, because he is the likeness and glory of God. But woman is man's glory.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee,.... That is, call upon God, which, if seriously, and not ironically spoken, was good advice; God is to be called upon, and especially in times of trouble; and invocation is to be made in faith, in sincerity, and with fervency, and to be accompanied with confession of sin, and repentance for it; and sooner or later God hears and answers those that call upon him; but Eliphaz suggests, that if Job did call upon him, it would be in vain, he would not hear him, he going upon the same maxim that the Jews did in Christ's time, "God heareth not sinners": John 9:31; or call upon him to give him an oracle from heaven, to favour him with a vision and revelation, and see if he could get anything that would confront and confute what he had delivered as coming that way; which, if it could be done by him, would appear to be a falsehood and an imposture, since one revelation from God is not contradicted by another: or else the sense is, "call" over the catalogue and list of good men that have been from the beginning of the world, and see if there be any that "answers to thee" n, whose case, character, and behaviour, correspond with thee; if ever any of them was afflicted as thou art, or ever behaved with so much indecency, impatience, murmuring, and blasphemy against God, as thou hast done; that ever opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth, and reflected upon the providence and justice of God as thou hast, as if thou wert unrighteously dealt with: or rather, "call now", and summon all creatures together, angels and men, and get anyone of them to be thy patron, to defend thy cause, and plead for thee, to give a reply to what has been said, from reason, experience, and revelation: and shouldest thou obtain this, which is not likely, "lo, there is one that can answer thee" o, as some render the words, meaning either God or himself; thus Eliphaz insults Job, and triumphs over him, as being entirely baffled and conquered by him, by what he had related as an oracle and revelation from heaven:
and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? or "look", or "have respect" p, that will be of any service to thee? meaning either the Divine Persons in the Godhead, sometimes called Holy Ones, as in Joshua 24:19; Proverbs 9:10; the Holy Father, the Holy Son, and the Holy Spirit, who may and should be turned and looked unto; God the Father, as the God of providence and grace for all good things; Jesus Christ his Son, as the Redeemer and Saviour for righteousness and eternal life; the blessed Spirit, as a sanctifier to carry on and finish the work of grace; but it is suggested, it would be in vain for Job to turn and look to any of these, since he would be rejected by them as a wicked man, nor would any of them plead his cause: or else the holy angels, as the Septuagint express it, and who are called saints and Holy Ones, Deuteronomy 33:2; and it is asked, which of those he could turn or look to, and could expect relief and protection from? signifying, that none of these would vouchsafe to converse with him, nor take him under their care, nor undertake to plead his cause: or rather holy men, such as are sanctified or set apart by God the Father, to whom Christ is made sanctification, and in whose hearts the Holy Spirit has wrought principles of grace and holiness, and who live holy lives and conversations; and it is insinuated, that should he turn and took to these, he would find none of them like him, nor in the same circumstances, nor of the same sentiments, or that would take his part and plead for him; but that all to a man would appear of the same mind with Eliphaz, that none but wicked men were afflicted by God as he was, and that he was such an one, and that for the reason following: the Papists very absurdly produce this passage in favour of praying to departed saints, when not dead but living ones are meant, and even turning to them is discouraged; and besides, this would contradict another tenet of the Papists, that the Old Testament saints, until the coming of Christ, were in a sort of purgatory, called Limbus Patrum, and therefore incapable of helping saints on earth that should apply unto them.
n ××ש ×¢×× × "si est correspondens tibi", Bolducius. o "Ecce est qui respondeat tibi", Schultens. p ×ª×¤× × Î¿Ïη, Sept. "obtueberis", Montanus; "respicies", Vatablus, Cocceius, Schmidt, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Call now - The expressions used here, as Noyes has well observed, seem to be derived from the law, where the word âcallâ denotes the language of the complainant, and answer that of the defendant. According to this, the meaning of the words âcall nowâ is, in jus voca: that is, call the Deity to account, or bring an action against him: or more properly, enter into an argument or litigation, as before a tribunal; see the notes at Isaiah 41:1, where similar language occurs.
If there be any that will answer thee - If there is anyone who will respond to thee in such a trial. Noyes renders this, âSee if He will answer thee;â that is, âSee if the Deity will condescend to enter into a judicial conroversy with thee, and give an account of his dealings toward thee.â Dr. Good renders it, âWhich of these can come forward to thee; that is, âWhich of these weakly, ephemeral, perishing insects - which of these nothings can render thee any assistance?â The meaning is probably, âGo to trial, if you can find any respondent; if there is any one willing to engage in such a debate; and let the matter be fairly adjudicated and determined. Let an argument be entered into before a competent tribunal, and the considerations pro and con be urged on the point now under consideration.â The desire of Eliphaz was, that there should be a fair investigation, where all that could be said on one side or the other of the question would be urged, and where there would be a decision of the important point in dispute. He evidently felt that Job would be foiled in the argument before whomsoever it should be conducted, and whoever might take up the opposite side; and hence, he says that he could get no one of âthe saintsâ to assist him in the argument. In the expression, âif there be any that will answer thee,â he may mean to intimate that he would find no one who would be willing even to go into an investigation of the subject. The case was so plain, the views of Job were so obviously wrong, the arguments for the opinion of Eliphaz were so obvious, that he doubted whether anyone could be found who would be willing to make it the occasion of a set and formal trial, as if there could be any doubt about it.
And to which of the saints wilt thou turn? - Margin, as in Hebrew âlook.â That is, to which of them wilt thou look to be an advocate for such sentiments, or which of them would be willing to go into an argument on so plain a subject? Grotins supposes that Eliphaz, having boasted that he had produced a divine revelation in his favor Job 4:0, now calls upon Job to produce, if he can, something of the same kind in his defense, or to see if there were any of the heavenly spirits who would give a similar revelation in his favor. The word here rendered âsaintsâ (ק×ש××× qoÌdeshıÌym) means properly those who are sanctified or holy; and it may be either applied to holy men, or to angels. It is generally supposed that it here refers to angels. So Schultens, Rosenmuller, Noyes, Good, and others, understand it. The word is often used in this sense in the Scriptures. So the Septuagint understands it here - ηÌÌ ÎµÎ¹ÌÌÏινα αÌγγεÌλÏν αÌγιÌÏν οÌÌÏÎ·Í eÌ eitina angeloÌn hagioÌn opseÌ. Such is probably its meaning; and the sense of the passage is, âCall now upon anyone, and you will find none willing to be the advocate of such sentiments as you have urged. No holy beings - human beings or angels - would defend them.â By this, probably, Eliphaz designed to show Job that he differed from all holy being, and that his views were not those of a truly pious man. If he could find no one, either among holy angels or pious men, to be the advocate of his opinions, it followed that he must be in error.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER V
Eliphaz proceeds to show that the wicked are always punished by
the justice of God, though they may appear to flourish for a
time, 1-8;
extols the providence of God, by which the counsels of the
wicked are brought to naught, and the poor fed and supported,
9-16;
shows the blessedness of being corrected by God, in the
excellent fruits that result from it; and exhorts Job to
patience and submission, with the promise of all secular
prosperity, and a happy death in a mature and comfortable
old age, 17-27.
NOTES ON CHAP. V
Verse Job 5:1. Call now, if there be any — This appears to be a strong irony. From whom among those whose foundations are in the dust, and who are crushed before the moth, canst thou expect succour?
To which of the saints wilt thou turn? — To whom among the holy ones, (ק×ש×× kedoshim,) or among those who are equally dependent on Divine support with thyself, and can do no good but as influenced and directed by God, canst thou turn for help? Neither angel nor saint can help any man unless sent especially from God; and all prayers to them must be foolish and absurd, not to say impious. Can the channel afford me water, if the fountain cease to emit it?
