Job 15:15Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;
The setting
Ancient Uz (possibly Jordan/Saudi Arabia border). Job's friend Eliphaz delivers his second speech, arguing that even angels are impure before God. Job sits in ashes, covered in boils.
The emotion here: self-righteous certainty while delivering crushing judgment
The original word
qadosh (קְדֹשָׁיו) — holy ones, possibly referring to angels or heavenly beings
Why it matters
Ancient Near Eastern cultures believed celestial beings could be morally flawed
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 15:15
This is Eliphaz's WRONG theology - he's using God's holiness to crush Job further
Common misconceptionPeople think this teaches humility before God, but it's actually Eliphaz's faulty theology. God later rebukes these friends for not speaking rightly about Him.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 15:15
Bible Genome reading
Job 15:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 15:15 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include holiness, God's standards, purity. Notable phrases: puts no trust in holy ones; heavens not clean.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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