Job 15:14-16 | TNotes | STEP | 15:14 Can any mortal be pure? Eliphaz repeated himself (4:17-19 ) and Job (7:17 ; 14:4 ). • anyone born of a woman: Both “mortal” and “born of woman” imply weakness.

b4:17-19►

fExod 24:10►

gJob 1:6-7►

‏ Job 15:14-16

15:14 ^a Can any mortal be pure? Eliphaz repeated himself (4:17-19 ^b) and Job (7:17 ^c; 14:4 ^d).

• anyone born of a woman: Both “mortal” and “born of woman” imply weakness.
15:15 ^e The heavens, traditionally associated with purity (Exod 24:10 ^f), were not absolutely pure; they had been defiled, perhaps by rebellious angels (Job 1:6-7 ^g).