Job 35:5

"I will answer you, and your companions with you."

Key Reflection

Job 35:5 comes from a dialogue between Elihu and Job’s friends who were questioning why Job, a righteous man, was suffering. In this context, Elihu is responding to his friends’ arguments by saying he will address their claims alongside them. For the original audience, this statement highlights that Elihu is not just standing against Job but also engaging directly with his friends' perspectives, thus establishing his own authority and contributing to the ongoing debate about justice and suffering in the face of divine sovereignty.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Look unto the heavens, and see -This is the commencement of the reply which Elihu makes to the sentiment which he had understood Job to advance, and which Eliphaz had proposed formerly to examine. The general object of the reply is, to show that God is so great that he cannot be affected with human conduct, and that he has no interest in treating people otherwise than according to character. He is so exalted that their conduct cannot reach and affect his happiness.

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