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Job 15:12

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

American Standard Version (1901)

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

Bible in Basic English

Why is your heart uncontrolled, and why are your eyes lifted up;

Free Bible Version

Why do you let yourself be carried away by your emotions?

King James (Authorized) Version

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

Translation for Translators

Why do you allow yourself to be ◄carried away/excited► by your emotions? Why are you very angry, with the result that your eyes flash?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Noah Webster Bible

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

World English Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Young's Literal Translation

What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?

Context

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

¹¹Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you? ¹²Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash, ¹³as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?

Summary

In this verse, Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, questions Job's wisdom and understanding by asking why his heart carries him away and why his eyes flash. Eliphaz implies that Job's emotions and reactions are leading him astray, suggesting that his suffering may be a result of his own actions or attitudes. This verse reflects the common belief at the time that suffering was a consequence of sin, highlighting the friends' misunderstanding of Job's situation and their misguided attempts to offer counsel.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? - Why is it that thou dost conceive and entertain such high sentiments of thyself? And what do thy eyes wink at - With what splendid opinion of thyself is thine eye dazzled? Perhaps there is an allusion here to that sparkling in the eye which is excited by sensations of joy and pleasing objects of sight, or to that furious rolling of the eyes observed in deranged persons. Rosenmuller translates thus: - Quo te tuus animus rapit? Quid occuli tui vibrantes? "Whither does thy soul hurry thee? What mean thy rolling eyes?" Thou seemest transported beyond thyself; thou art actuated by a furious spirit. Thou art beside thyself; thy words and thy eyes show it. None but a madman could speak and act as thou dost; for thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth, Job 15:13. This latter sense seems to agree best with the words of the text, and with the context.

Job 15:12

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

¹¹Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you? ¹²Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash, ¹³as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?

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Berean Standard Bible

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

American Standard Version (1901)

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

Bible in Basic English

Why is your heart uncontrolled, and why are your eyes lifted up;

Free Bible Version

Why do you let yourself be carried away by your emotions?

King James (Authorized) Version

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

Translation for Translators

Why do you allow yourself to be ◄carried away/excited► by your emotions? Why are you very angry, with the result that your eyes flash?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Noah Webster Bible

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

World English Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Young's Literal Translation

What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? - Why is it that thou dost conceive and entertain such high sentiments of thyself? And what do thy eyes wink at - With what splendid opinion of thyself is thine eye dazzled? Perhaps there is an allusion here to that sparkling in the eye which is excited by sensations of joy and pleasing objects of sight, or to that furious rolling of the eyes observed in deranged persons. Rosenmuller translates thus: - Quo te tuus animus rapit? Quid occuli tui vibrantes? "Whither does thy soul hurry thee? What mean thy rolling eyes?" Thou seemest transported beyond thyself; thou art actuated by a furious spirit. Thou art beside thyself; thy words and thy eyes show it. None but a madman could speak and act as thou dost; for thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth, Job 15:13. This latter sense seems to agree best with the words of the text, and with the context.