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Verse Job 20:19. _HE HATH OPPRESSED_ AND _HATH FORSAKEN THE POOR_]
Literally, _He hath broken in pieces the forsaken of the poor_; כי
רצץ עזב דלים ki ritstsats azab dallim. The poor have fled
from fam...
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BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED - Margin, “crushed.” Such is the Hebrew.
AND FORSAKEN THE POOR - He has plundered them, and then forsaken them
- as robbers do. The meaning is, that he had done this by his...
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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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_and hath forsaken_ Abandoned them, after oppressing them, to their
destitution. Thus, though joining house to house (Isaiah 5:8) and
dispossessing the poor, the houses which he robs he shall not buil...
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That long time of enjoyment which he promised himself shall never
come; according to his insatiable lust and greed shall be his utter
destitution at last....
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His sin changes into his punishment....
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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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_BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED AND HATH FORSAKEN THE POOR; BECAUSE HE HATH
VIOLENTLY TAKEN AWAY AN HOUSE WHICH HE BUILDED NOT;_
Oppressed - whereas he ought to have espoused their cause (2
Chronicles 16:...
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20:19 away (a-13) Or 'he pillaged.'...
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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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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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This man lived in luxury. He stole his wealth. But he will not
continue to enjoy his wealth. God gives good gifts to his people. But
this man will not receive these gifts. Instead he will die. And Zop...
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BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED AND FORSAKEN... — For these insinuations
there was not a vestige of ground, but Job formally rebuts them in Job
31...
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כִּֽי ־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים
בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל...
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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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(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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BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED [AND] HATH FORSAKEN THE POOR,.... Having
oppressed, crushed, and broken the poor to pieces, he leaves them so
without pity and compassion for them, and without giving them an...
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Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he
hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Ver. 19. _Because he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor_]. Heb.
Because...
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_Because he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor_ By his oppression he
brought men to utter poverty, and then forsook them in that destitute
state, affording them no mercy nor help. Or, the meaning is...
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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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OPPRESSED:
_ Heb._ crushed...
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10-22 The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is
fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of
his youth. His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue, denotes...
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By his oppression he brought men to utter poverty, and then forsook or
left them in that forlorn estate, affording no mercy nor help to them.
Or, some he made poor by his oppression, and others that w...
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Job 20:19 oppressed H7533 (H8765) forsaken H5800 (H8804) poor H1800
seized H1497 (H8804) house H1004 build...
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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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_Because he hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poor._
SOCIAL WICKEDNESS
What is it that excites all this Divine antagonism and judgment? Was
the object of it a theological heretic? Was the man pro...
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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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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 20:10 Zophar argues that neither the wicked man (vv.
Job 20:12) nor his offspring (v. Job 20:10) will enjoy what h
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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 21:19; 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 12:4; Amos 4:1; Deuteronomy 2