Job 15:9

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?

American Standard Version (1901)

What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?

Bible in Basic English

What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

Free Bible Version

What do you know that we don't? What do you understand that we don't?

King James (Authorized) Version

What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

Translation for Translators

◄What do you know that we do not know?/You do not know anything that we do not know.► [RHQ] You do not understand [RHQ] anything that is not also clear to us.

Unlocked Literal Bible

What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not also in us?

Noah Webster Bible

What knowest thou that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

World English Bible

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand which is not in us?

Young's Literal Translation

What hast thou known, and we know not? Understandest thou — and it is not with us?

Context

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

⁸Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself? ⁹What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us? ¹⁰Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.

Summary

In this verse, Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, questions Job's wisdom and insight by asking, 'What do you know that we do not know? What insights do you have that we do not have?' Eliphaz is challenging Job's perspective and understanding, implying that Job's suffering must be a result of some hidden sin or lack of wisdom. This verse sets the stage for the ongoing dialogue between Job and his friends, highlighting the different viewpoints on suffering, wisdom, and the ways of God.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

What knowest thou - Is it likely that thy intellect is greater than ours; and that thou hast cultivated it better than we have done ours? What understandest thou - Or, Dost thou understand any thing, and it is not with us? Show us any point of knowledge possessed by thyself, of which we are ignorant.