Bible Strands
Job 15:12
Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz confronts Job during their dialogue, questioning his emotional state after Job dismissed the comfort offered by God.
The words — The text highlights לִבֶּ֑/ךָ (libbekha, "your heart") and יִּקָּחֲ/ךָ֥ (yikkachakha, "has carried away"), literally describing a mind driven beyond its proper limits.
The thread — This pattern of internal rebellion and defiant speech appears in Job 11:13 regarding heart direction, Mark 7:21 on evil thoughts originating within, and Psalms 35:19 on enemies winking in malice.
Why it lands — The verse demands a reader assess whether their emotional reactions are displacing divine instruction and holding them accountable for words spoken in defiance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Cross-references
- Psalms 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- Mark 7:21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
- Job 11:13 As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
- Job 17:2 Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
- Proverbs 6:13 winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
- Acts 5:3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
- Acts 8:22 Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
- James 1:14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.