Job 15:2, 21:18, Psa 58:9 | JFB | STEP | 2. a wise man —which Job claims to be. vain knowledge — Hebrew, "windy knowledge"; literally, "of wind" ( ). In , Hebrew, "to catch wind," expresses to strive for what is vain. east wind —stronger than the previous "wind," for in that region the east wind is the most destructive of winds ( ). Thus here,—empty violence. belly

Job 15:2

2. a wise man—which Job claims to be.

vain knowledge—Hebrew, "windy knowledge"; literally, "of wind" (Job 8:2). In Ec 1:14, Hebrew, "to catch wind," expresses to strive for what is vain.

east wind—stronger than the previous "wind," for in that region the east wind is the most destructive of winds (Isa 27:8). Thus here,—empty violence.

belly—the inward parts, the breast (Pr 18:8).

Job 21:18

18. Job alludes to a like sentiment of Bildad (Job 18:18), using his own previous words (Job 13:25).

Psalms 58:9

9. he shall take them away as with a whirlwind—literally, "blow him (them) away."

both living . . . wrath—literally, "as the living" or fresh as the heated or burning—that is, thorns—all easily blown away, so easily and quickly the wicked. The figure of the "snail" perhaps alludes to its loss of saliva when moving. Though obscure in its clauses, the general sense of the passage is clear.