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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Job 11:11

For He knoweth vain men, such evil men as try to disguise their godlessness; He seeth wickedness also; will He not, then, consider it? The statement is rather affirmative: God sees wickedness without considering it, although it is open before His eyes; He does not immediately punish the transgressors.

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See also Job 11:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 11:11. _HE KNOWETH VAIN MEN_] מתי שוא _methey shau_, "men of falsehood." _HE SEETH WICKEDNESS_] He sees as well what is _in man_, as what man _does_; and of his actions and propensities he...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FOR HE KNOWETH VAIN MEN - He is intimately acquainted with the heart; he knows human beings altogether. The word “vain” here (שׁוא _shâv'_), means properly vanity, emptiness, falsehood, a lie, iniqui...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 11 ZOPHAR'S FIRST ADDRESS _ 1. Job's multitude of words rebuked (Job 11:1)_ 2. The greatness and omniscience of God (Job 11:7) 3. That Job repent and receive the Blessings (Job 11:13)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SPEECH OF ZOPHAR.Job has shown that the assumption, that on account of the Divine righteousness only human sin can be the cause of misfortune, leads to the worst conclusions as to God's nature. What a...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WICKEDNESS. iniquity. Hebrew. _'avert._ See App-44. WILL HE NOT THEN, &C.. although He seemeth not to perceive it....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Job had used these words to describe God as an irresistible, unaccountable force; Zophar indicates what account is to be given of God's actions He knoweth vain (wicked, Psalms 26:4) men. His action is...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Panegyric on the Divine Wisdom or Omniscience. This wisdom cannot be fathomed by man (Job 11:7). It fills all things (Job 11:8). And this explains the sudden calamities that befall men, for God percei...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 462 THE INCOMPREHENSIBILITY OF GOD Job 11:7. Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. The Almighty is not fooled; He recognizes iniquity. (Job 11:7-12) TEXT 11:7-12 7 CANST THOU BY SEARCHING FIND OAT GOD? Canst thou find OUT THE Almighty unto perfection? 8 IT IS high as heaven;...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _FOR HE KNOWETH VAIN MEN: HE SEETH WICKEDNESS ALSO; WILL HE NOT THEN CONSIDER IT?_ For he knoweth vain men. "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity" (Psalms 94:11). VAIN, х_ SHA...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FIRST SPEECH OF ZOPHAR The speech is short and unsympathetic. 1-6. Zophar rebukes Job for daring to assert his innocence....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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 11 ZOPHAR’S FIRST SPEECH G...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Zophar’s words in verses 7-9 are like God’s words in Job 38:4-5 and Job 38:19. God said these things to teach Job about God’s greatness. But Zophar wanted to frighten Job. Zophar was saying, ‘God is v...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE KNOWETH VAIN MEN. — Though he regardeth it not: that is, seemeth not to see it....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כִּי ־ה֭וּא יָדַ֣ע מְתֵי ־שָׁ֑וְא וַ יַּרְא

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    XI. A FRESH ATTEMPT TO CONVICT Job 11:1 ZOPHAR SPEAKS THE third and presumably youngest of the three friends of Job now takes up the argument somewhat in the same strain as the others. With no wis...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “CANST THOU BY SEARCHING FIND OUT GOD?” Job 11:1 Zophar waxes vehement as he censures Job's self-justification and his refusal to acknowledge the guilt which his friends attribute to him. There is s...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    When Job had ceased, Zophar, the last of the three friends, answered him. His method was characterized by even greater plainness than that of Bildad. Indeed, there was a roughness and directness about...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _It? to inflict punishment. Septuagint, "he will not overlook." (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (7) В¶ Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? (8) It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (9) The measure...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FOR HE KNOWETH VAIN MEN,.... Or, "men of vanity" p, as all men are; men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree a lie, and they are both lighter than vanity, Psalms 62:9; and the Lord knows t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]? Ver. 11. _He knoweth vain man, he seeth wickedness also_] Doubtless he beholdeth faithless men, mortals of vanity, h...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For he knoweth vain men_ Though men know but little of God, and therefore are very unfit judges of his counsels and actions, yet God knows man exactly. He knoweth that every man in the world is guilt...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ZOPHAR'S CRUEL ACCUSATION (vv.1-6) Zophar was likely the youngest of the three men, and what he lacks in maturity he makes up for in bitter accusation against Job. He did not have such restraint as...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "WITHOUT INVESTIGATING": Job had argued that God brings suffering upon the innocent as well as the guilty (Job 9:22), and Zophar seems to have interpreted this argument as meaning that God does not kn...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-12 Zophar speaks well concerning God and his greatness and glory, concerning man and his vanity and folly. See here what man is; and let him be humbled. God sees this concerning vain man, that he w...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE KNOWETH VAIN MEN: though men know but little of God, and therefore are very unfit judges of all his counsels and actions; yet God knows man exactly, and his vanity, or _falsehood_, or _folly_, or r...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 11:11 knows H3045 (H8804) deceitful H7723 men H4962 sees H7200 (H8799) wickedness H205 consider H995 ...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    The words we are about to read were spoken by one of Job's three friends, or what if I call them his three tormentors? These men did not speak wisely, and their argument was not altogether sound; but,...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Zophar's theory of Job's condition. He thinks Job a hypocrite and liar. CHARACTERS: God, Zophar, Job. CONCLUSION: Those are not always in the right who are most forward to express their ju...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 11:3. _Thy lies;_ that is, thy device, as in the margin; _jactantias tuas,_ thy boastings, the delicacy of thy turns of speech, to extenuate thy sins: He does not mean gross lies and untruths, bec...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 11:1 Like Bildad (Job 8:1), Zophar accuses Job of being presumptuous and speaking empty words. ⇐

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _FIRST SPEECH OF ZOPHAR_ Zophar follows in the same train with his companions. Misled by the same false principle—great sufferings prove great sins—he acts the part, not of a comforter, but of a repr...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOB 11:1 Zophar, the Naamathite, the third of Job's comforters (Job 2:11), and probably the youngest of them, now at last takes the word, and delivers an angry and violent speech. He begin...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn to the eleventh chapter of the book of Job. And in chapter 11 we hear from Job's third friend, old Zophar, and he gets his two cents worth in. Now for you that weren't here last Sunday n...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ecclesiastes 5:8; Habakkuk 1:13; Hebrews 4:13; Hosea 7:2; Jeremiah 17

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Knoweth — Though men know but little of God, yet God knows man exactly. He knoweth that every man in the world is guilty of much vanity and folly, and therefore seeth sufficient reason for his severit...

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