He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
This saying comes from Eliphaz in his second speech, which brought fresh accusations against Job. It belongs to the extended discussion in Job 3-31 between Job and his three friends about the cause and object of human suffering. Job answered it by protesting his innocence and desiring death. That the book is inspired means Eliphaz truly spoke these words, not that what he said is true. Like the rest of what Job's friends said, the statement is generally true but was misapplied in Job's case, since affliction and suffering do not prove a man is under the displeasure of God.
This saying comes from Eliphaz in his second speech, which brought fresh accusations against Job. It belongs to the extended discussion in Job 3-31 between Job and his three friends about the cause and object of human suffering. Job answered it by protesting his innocence and desiring death. That the book is inspired means Eliphaz truly spoke these words, not that what he said is true. Like the rest of what Job's friends said, the statement is generally true but was misapplied in Job's case, since affliction and suffering do not prove a man is under the displeasure of God.