(7) Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?—He challenges Job's experience, and quotes his own in proof of the universal connection ...

Here Eliphaz appeals to Job himself, and desires him to recollect if ever anyone instance had fallen under his observation, in the whole course of his life.

Eliphaz speaks to Job's history of teaching God's word and offering encouragement to others, and reminds him to call on his own teaching for strength.

He suggests, quite confidently, that those who plow iniquity invariably reap disaster, thus establishing a supposed law of divine retribution. This view ...

Essentially, Eliphaz is saying that God gave him a message to give to Job. He has the answer from the Lord. The advice he is giving Job is godly advice and Job ...

Job's concern was with the justice of God. How could the Righteous One allow a righteous one to suffer so greatly? God's justice and the suffering of the ...

This verse sums up the main argument of Job's three friends. The two lines are parallel, with a step-up of feeling brought about in line b.

This doctrine of suffering as retribution for sin lies in the background of the lengthy conversations between Job and his friends.

Men seize upon some truth, and then yoke it up with some fantastic error. The truth is that God does indeed bless, protect and provide for his people; but there ... Barnes' Notes on the Whole... · Smith's Bible Commentary

KJV Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? NKJV “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?