Job 15:7
Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Job 15:7 in other translations
| BSB | Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills? |
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| WEB | “Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought out before the hills? |
| ASV | Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills? |
| YLT | The first man art thou born? And before the heights wast thou formed? |
| DARBY | Art thou the first man that was born? and wast thou brought forth before the hills? |
| BBE | Were you the first man to come into the world? or did you come into being before the hills? |
| Webster | Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? |
What does Job 15:7 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 15:1-16
Eliphaz begins a second attack upon Job, instead of being softened by his complaints. He unjustly charges Job with casting off the fear of God, and all regard to him, and restraining prayer. See in what religion is summed up, fearing God, and praying to him; the former the most needful principle, the latter the most needful practice. Eliphaz charges Job with self-conceit. He charges him with contempt of the counsels…
Job 15:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 15:7
- Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
- Job 38:4-41
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? …
- Job 12:12
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
- Proverbs 8:22-25
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
- Genesis 4:1
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
- Job 15:10
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
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Context
- Job 15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
- Job 15:7
Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
- Job 15:8
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Job 15:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Naciste tú primero que Adam? ¿ó fuiste formado antes que los collados? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Es-tu né le premier des hommes, et as-tu été enfanté avant les collines? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Bist du als Erster zum Menschen gezeugt, und vor den Hügeln du geboren? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Numquid primus homo tu natus es, et ante colles formatus? |