TheWay BibleJob 4:2 KJV
Job · chapter 4 · verse 2
If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?Job 4:2 · King James Version
Job 4:2 in context
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- withholdʻâtsârto incloseH6113 →
- communedâbâra wordH1697 →
- grievedlâʼâhto tireH3811 →
- assaynâçâhto testH5254 →
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In these verses, I. Eliphaz excuses the trouble he is now about to give to Job by his discourse (Job 4:2): "If we assay a word with thee, offer a word of reproof and counsel, wilt thou be grieved and take it ill?" We have reason to fear thou wilt; but there is no remedy: "Who can refrain from words?" Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6