job 15:2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

job 15:2 "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

2. a wise man--which Job claims to be.
vain knowledge--Hebrew, "windy knowledge"; literally, "of wind" (Job 8:2). In Ec 1:14, Hebrew, "to catch wind," expresses to strive for what is vain.
east wind--stronger than the previous "wind," for in that region the east wind is the most destructive of winds (Isa 27:8). Thus here,--empty violence.
belly--the inward parts, the breast (Pr 18:8).

job 15:2 "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

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