An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

IN this verse Elihu gives Job another serious admonition, or re-enforceth the former, warning him to take heed of speaking or uttering any thing rashly,¹ unduly, or unbecomingly of God, in respect of his troubles and sufferings; and this he urgeth upon him by two sorts of arguments, as will appear when I come to handle the two following verses.

IN this verse Elihu gives Job another serious admonition, or re-enforceth the former, warning him to take heed of speaking or uttering any thing rashly,¹ unduely, or unbecomingly of God, in respect of his troubles and sufferings; and this he urgeth upon him by two sorts of arguments, as will appear when I come to handle the two following verses.

1. 1[Greek or Hebrew] Custodivit, servavit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Custodivit, servavit.

Take heed, regard not iniquity. As if he had said, beware, be well advised what thou dost, and what thou sayest. The word which we here render take heed, signifies to keep and preserve, but most properly, to prevent and keep off any evil, that it fall not upon us. The noun, from this root, signifies a watch tower, upon which a person stands to observe and give warning of any danger, or to descry any approaching enemy. 'Tis translated, take heed, as here, so (1 Kings. 2.4.) where David upon his death-bed, gives counsel to Solomon his son and successor what to do, and how to walk in the way of the Lord, that (saith he) the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, if thy children take heed to their ways, that is, if they are very watchful over their ways, both as to their personal and princely walkings, if they walk in my statutes, then I will do thus and thus for them. Thus saith Elihu, take heed, look about you, have your eyes in your head, be careful. These take heeds are frequent in Scripture. From whence (before I come to the matter about which Elihu would have Job take heed.)