Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
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Interpretation
The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God.
Glossary
- Ophir Place
- Biblical island. Modern identification: southwestern Arabia.