Job 5:9-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Job 5:9-16: 5:9-16 Eliphaz’s doxology praised God as the wonder-working Creator and Sustainer of the universe (5:9-10 ) and as the righteous Judge who brings down the powerful and lifts up the poor (5:11-16 ). Summary for Job 5:9-10: 5:9-10 Job’s region depended upon rain rather than irrigation (see 36:27-28 ).

a5:9-16►

b5:9-10►

c5:11-16►

d5:9-10►

e36:27-28►

f5:13►

gProv 12:13►

h1 Cor 1:19►

‏ Job 5:9-16

Summary for Job 5:9-16: 5:9-16 ^a Eliphaz’s doxology praised God as the wonder-working Creator and Sustainer of the universe (5:9-10 ^b) and as the righteous Judge who brings down the powerful and lifts up the poor (5:11-16 ^c).
Summary for Job 5:9-10: 5:9-10 ^d Job’s region depended upon rain rather than irrigation (see 36:27-28 ^e).
5:13 ^f God traps the wise in the cleverness of their words (Prov 12:13 ^g). Paul alluded to this verse in his rejection of worldly wisdom (1 Cor 1:19 ^h).