Bible Strands
Job 15:10
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job in a rhetorical debate, claiming that experienced elders support his position.
The words — The text pairs sav (gray haired) and ya.shish (aged) with gam (both) to highlight seniority. It literally contrasts these men with me’avikha yamim (more days than your father).
The thread — This appeal to age appears in Job 8:8’s call to inquire of past generations, Job 12:12’s statement that wisdom resides with the elderly, and Job 32:6’s admission of Elihu’s youth.
Why it lands — The passage first records Eliphaz’s claim that chronological experience validates his argument. It then asks the reader to determine whether seniority alone constitutes authority over divine matters.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
Cross-references
- Job 32:6 So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Job 8:8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
- Job 12:12 Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
- Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
- Job 12:20 He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
- Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.