Job 4:10-11 | MHM | STEP | v. 10-11 : Eliphaz uses the picture of lions to describe powerful people who are cruel and hurt others. He says, “The roaring of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are broken. The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered” (Job 4:10-11 ). He means that even the strongest and most dangerous people will be destroyed. Their power will be broken, and their families will be scattered. Eliphaz could be hinting that Job, who was once powerful and wealthy, has lost everything because he acted like one of these lions. But the Bible shows that sometimes good people do suffer, and it is wrong to judge them only by their troubles (Psalm 3:7; Nahum 2:12 ).

‏ Job 4:10-11

v. 10-11: Eliphaz uses the picture of lions to describe powerful people who are cruel and hurt others. He says, “The roaring of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are broken. The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered” (Job 4:10-11 ^a). He means that even the strongest and most dangerous people will be destroyed. Their power will be broken, and their families will be scattered. Eliphaz could be hinting that Job, who was once powerful and wealthy, has lost everything because he acted like one of these lions. But the Bible shows that sometimes good people do suffer, and it is wrong to judge them only by their troubles (Psalm 3:7; Nahum 2:12 ^b).

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