Job 15:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.”
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Read Full Chapter →Eliphaz portrays the wicked man as bloated with self-indulgent prosperity.
What Does Job 15:27 Mean?
Eliphaz describes the wicked man's prosperity as physical bloat, his face covered with fatness and rolls of fat heavy on his flanks. In the imagery of the time, this pictures a man grown gross and complacent through ease and self-indulgence, padded by his own success.
The fat that hides the face becomes a symbol of a heart insulated from God, too comfortable to feel its need. Prosperity, when it breeds complacency, can be a spiritual danger, dulling a person to dependence on God. Yet Eliphaz uses the image to accuse Job, whose comforts have already been stripped away. The verse warns against letting ease thicken the soul, and reminds us that outward abundance can mask an inner poverty that only God can see and heal.
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What does Job 15:27 mean?
Eliphaz portrays the wicked man as bloated with self-indulgent prosperity.