Verse Lens · Context pointer
Job 15:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
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Role in This Section
Eliphaz presses the unit's question through “Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”, a line that belongs to Eliphaz Accuses Job of Empty Wind and Irreverence.
Read It With
- Job 15:1–15:16
Begin with Job 15:1–15:16's complete movement: Eliphaz says Job's own words condemn him, appeals to age and secret divine counsel, and insists no mortal can be pure before God. At verse 15:8, Eliphaz presses the unit's question through “Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”, a line that belongs to Eliphaz Accuses Job of Empty Wind and Irreverence.
Why It Needs Context
Eliphaz presses the unit's question through “Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”, a line that belongs to Eliphaz Accuses Job of Empty Wind and Irreverence. Because the next lines develop or qualify it, Job 15:1–15:16 supplies the minimum responsible context.
Continue in Context
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Read Job 15:1–15:16 — Eliphaz Accuses Job of Empty Wind and IrreverenceSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Job 15:1–15:16, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Job
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a complete apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Job.xml, OSIS 15:1–15:16
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