Job 15:6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.
The setting
Ancient Uz (likely Jordan/Saudi Arabia border), ~2000 BC. Job sits in ashes, covered in boils, as his friend Eliphaz brutally attacks his character...
The emotion here: self-righteous anger masking deep fear
The original word
rasha (רָשַׁע) — to condemn as wicked, to pronounce guilty
Why it matters
In ancient Near Eastern culture, friends were obligated to defend each other's honor, making Eliphaz's attack a shocking betrayal
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 15:6
Eliphaz is using Job's own words of lament against him as evidence of guilt
Common misconceptionPeople think Eliphaz is speaking God's truth here, but the book of Job explicitly says his counsel was wrong and God was angry with him.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 15:6
Bible Genome reading
Job 15:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 15:6 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include self-condemnation, judgment. Notable phrases: your own mouth condemns; your lips testify.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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