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Verse Job 20:24. _HE SHALL FLEE FROM THE IRON WEAPON_] Or, "Though he
should flee from the iron armour, the brazen bow should strike him
through." _So that yf he fle the yron weapens, he shal be shott...
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HE SHALL FLEE FROM THE IRON WEAPON - The sword, or the spear. That is,
he shall be exposed to attacks, and shall flee in cowardice and alarm.
Bands of robbers shall come suddenly upon him, and he shal...
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CHAPTER 20 THE SECOND ADDRESS OF ZOPHAR
_ 1. Zophar's swift reply (Job 20:1)_
2. Another description of the life and fate of the wicked (Job 20:4)
Job 20:1. Zophar, the twitterer, begins his reply t...
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JOB 20. SECOND SPEECH OF ZOPHAR. Zophar helps the return to the wider
problem by appearing once more with a strong doctrine as to the
shortness of the prosperity of the wicked. His theme is, Sin bring...
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His inevitable destruction: seeking to escape one form of death he
shall flee into another. The figure changes. The judgment of God is no
more a rain from heaven, it is an attack on all hands of armed...
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His insatiable greed shall be satisfied at last. God shall fill him
full of his judgments....
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E.
POWERLESSNESS OF PROSPERITYNO ULTIMATE SECURITYZOPHAR'S WARNING (Job
20:1-29)
TEXT 20:1-29
THEN ANSWERED ZOPHAR THE NAAMATHITE, AND SAID,
_2_ Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me,
Even b...
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ZOPHAR'S SECOND SPEECH
Zophar ignores Job's conviction that God will one day establish his
innocence, and proceeds to describe the short triumph of the wicked
and his certain downfall and punishment...
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STEEL] better, 'bronze.'
25A. RV 'He draweth it forth, and it cometh,' etc....
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible.
This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.
CHAPTER 20
ZOPHAR’S LAST SPEECH
AN...
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God is a fair judge. He will punish a wicked man. A man might be able
to escape from his enemies. But nobody can escape from God....
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HE SHALL FLEE FROM THE IRON WEAPON, AND. — That is, if he escaped
one mischance, another should overtake him....
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יִ֭בְרַח מִ נֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל
תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת...
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XVII.
IGNORANT CRITICISM OF LIFE
Job 20:1
ZOPHAR SPEAKS
THE great saying that quickens our faith and carries thought into a
higher world conveyed no Divine meaning to the man from Naamah. The
autho...
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“THE TRIUMPHING OF THE WICKED”
Job 20:1
Zophar is the man who least of all understood Job. The rebuke which
Job had just administered, Job 19:28, has vexed him, so that he speaks
with impatience.
Th...
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With evident haste, Zophar replied. His speech is introduced with an
apology for his haste and a confession of his anger. He had heard the
reproof, but he was not convinced; and the spirit of his unde...
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_Brass; of which metal the strongest bows were made. Protestants have,
"steel:" (Haydock) but brass was used by the ancients for the same
purpose. (Calmet) --- This proverb shews that those who endeav...
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(4) Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, (5)
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the
hypocrite but for a moment? (6) Though his excellency mount up to...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31.
As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks.
They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure
and...
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HE SHALL FLEE FROM THE IRON WEAPON,.... The sword, for fear of being
thrust through with it; the flaming sword of justice God sometimes
threatens to take, and whet, and make use of against ungodly men...
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He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall
strike him through.
Ver. 24. _He shall flee from the iron weapon_] _i.e._ While he seeks
to shun one mischief he shall fall into anoth...
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_He shall flee from the iron weapon_ That is, from the sword or spear;
and so shall think himself out of danger. _The bow of steel _ Which is
of great strength, and therefore sendeth forth the arrow w...
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He shall flee from the iron weapon, while the wicked flees from the
iron armor, AND THE BOW OF STEEL SHALL STRIKE HIM THROUGH, the arrow
from a brass bow will pierce him....
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ZOPHAR PICTURES THE END OF THE UNGODLY...
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THE WICKED MAN'S BRIEF TRIUMPH
(vv.1-5)
Zophar does not even consider the possibility that Job is not wicked,
but again strongly condemns the wicked, making it evident that he is
really speaking of...
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"While trying to elude one death-dealing weapon, another will fall on
him. There is no hiding place (Amos 5:19; Isaiah 24:18)" _(Strauss p.
202)._...
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23-29 Zophar, having described the vexations which attend wicked
practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no fence
against this, but in Christ, who is the only Covert from the storm and...
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FROM THE IRON WEAPON, i.e. from the sword or spear; and so shall think
himself out of danger. THE BOW; an arrow shot out of a bow. A distant,
place and unknown hand shall unexpectedly fall upon him; s...
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Job 20:24 flee H1272 (H8799) iron H1270 weapon H5402 bronze H5154 bow
H7198 pierce H2498 (H8799)
flee fro
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CONTENTS: Zophar's second discourse on Job's case.
CHARACTERS: God, Zophar, Job.
CONCLUSION: Though wicked men may sometimes prosper, their joy is but
for a moment and will quickly end in endless so...
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Job 20:2. _I make haste_ to answer, for thou reproachest both God and
us. Zophar had felt the point of Job's sword, in the preseding
discourse; but the present chapter may well be considered as a most...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 20:1 In his second response, Zophar expresses
frustration at Job’s continued belief that God has brought about his
suffering but will ultimately vindicate him (vv. Job 20:2). Zophar
th...
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_ZOPHAR’S SECOND SPEECH_
Produces nothing new; much more outspoken than before. Enlarges on the
miseries overtaking the wicked, insinuating that Job was such. His
argument,—like in condition, like in...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 20:1
Zophar's second speech is even more harsh than his first (Job 11:1.).
He adds coarseness and rudeness to his former vehement hostility (Job
20:7,...
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So Zophar, the third of the speakers, gives his second discourse. And
again, he was the guy that was dealing with traditions earlier, and
with wisdom and all, so he said to Job,
Therefore do my thoug...
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1 Kings 20:30; 2 Samuel 22:35; Amos 5:19; Amos 9:1; Isaiah 24:18;...
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Flee — From the sword or spear; and so shall think him self out of
danger....