--- title: "Bullinger" description: "answered. See note on Job 4:1 . No doubt, &c. Figure of speech Eironeia. App-6 . who knoweth not. ? Figure of speech Erotisis. App-6 . GOD Hebre" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/job/12" --- **answered.** See note on [Job 4:1](../../../kjv/job/4/1) . **No doubt, &c.** Figure of speech *Eironeia.* App-6 . **who knoweth not. ?** Figure of speech *Erotisis.* App-6 . **GOD** Hebrew Eloah. App-4 . **GOD** Hebrew El. App-4 . **they shall, &c.** Figure of speech *Prosopopoeia.* App-6 . **the hand.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . **the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 . **soul** = life. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 . **breath** = spirit. Hebrew. *ruach.* **mankind** = flesh of man. Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 . **ancient** = aged. Hebrew word found only here and [Job 15:10](../../../kjv/job/15/10) ; [Job 29:8](../../../kjv/job/29/8) ; and [Job 32:6](../../../kjv/job/32/6) . **Him:** i.e. Jehovah ([Job 12:9](../../../kjv/job/12/9) ). **Behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 . **shutteth . . . opening.** Hebrew idiom for exercising authority. Compare [Revelation 3:7](../../../kjv/revelation/3/7) . Figure of speech *Paroemia.* App-6 . **wisdom** = stability. See note on [Proverbs 2:7](../../../kjv/proverbs/2/7) . **the speech** = the lip. Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* ( *of* Cause), App-6 , for what is spoken by it. **trusty** = faithful. Hebrew. *'aman.* See App-69 . Rendered by "trust" three times in Job ([Job 4:18](../../../kjv/job/4/18) ; [Job 15:15](../../../kjv/job/15/15) , [Job 15:31](../../../kjv/job/15/31) ). **weakeneth** = looseneth. **strength** = girdle. Occurs only here and [Psalms 109:19](../../../kjv/psalms/109/19) and [Isaiah 23:10](../../../kjv/isaiah/23/10) . **discovereth** = uncovereth. **increaseth** = maketh them great. Occurs only here and [Job 36:24](../../../kjv/job/36/24) . **heart.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Cause), App-6 , for the courage given by it. **wilderness** = a pathless *tohu.* Compare note on [Genesis 1:2](../../../kjv/genesis/1/2) . ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/job/12#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 12"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/job/12#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/job/12","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 12","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/job/12#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"answered. 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