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Job 15:4
But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker in Job 15 addresses Job directly, placing this charge between a critique of empty argument (Job 15:3) and a warning that iniquity controls his speech (Job 15:5).
The words — תָּפֵ֣ר (ta.Fer) means "you annul," and שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה (Si.Chah) means "meditation," identifying the deliberate cancellation of reverence and spiritual reflection before God.
The thread — This pattern of canceling covenant commitment resurfaces in Romans 3:31, which rejects the idea that faith nullifies the law, and 1 Chronicles 10:13, which attributes Saul's death to unfaithfulness and neglecting the word of the LORD.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers recognize how actively dismissing reverence for God and avoiding spiritual examination directly damages their relationship with Him.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Cross-references
- Romans 3:31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
- Job 4:5 But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
- Job 5:8 However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
- Job 6:14 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- Job 27:10 Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
- Psalms 36:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Psalms 119:126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
- Hosea 7:14 They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
- Amos 6:10 And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”