| Geneva Study Bible Is not God in the {g} height of heaven? and behold the height of the {h} stars, how high they are! (g) He accuses Job of impiety and contempt of God, as thought he would say, If you pass not for men, yet consider the height of God's majesty. (h) That so much the more by that excellent work you may fear God, and reverence him. Wesley's Notes 22:12 Heaven - And from that high tower looketh down upon men, to behold, and govern, and recompense all their actions, whether good or bad. How high - Yet God is far higher than they, and from thence can easily see all things. King James Translators' Notes height of the stars: Heb. head of the stars Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 12. Eliphaz says this to prove that God can from His height behold all things; gratuitously inferring that Job denied it, because he denied that the wicked are punished here. height-Hebrew, "head of the stars"; that is, "elevation" (Job 11:8). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 22:5-14 Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was visited as he supposed God always visited every wicked man. He charges him with oppression, and that he did harm with his wealth and power in the time of his prosperity. |