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Job 20:17-22

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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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 20:17. _HE SHALL NOT SEE THE RIVERS_] Mr. _Good_ has the following judicious note on this passage: "Honey and butter are the common results of a rich, well-watered pasturage, offering a per...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HE SHALL NOT SEE THE RIVERS - That is, he shall not be permitted to enjoy plenty and prosperity. Rivers or rills of honey and butter are emblems of prosperity; compare Exodus 3:17; Job 29:6. A land fl...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    RIVERS. divisions of water for irrigation, as in. garden. Hebrew. _palgey mayim._ See notes on Proverbs 21:1, and Psalms 1:3. FLOODS. rivers. Hebrew. _nahar,_ ever flowing. BROOKS. wadys. Hebrew. _n...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HE SHALL NOT SEE THE RIVERS, THE FLOODS, &C.— That is, he shall not see them with any pleasure. The most delightful things of this world, and the greatest affluence and plenty of them, shall afford hi...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _HE SHALL NOT SEE THE RIVERS, THE FLOODS, THE BROOKS OF HONEY AND BUTTER._ The wicked is not allowed to have the enjoyment of the overflowing abundance of goods which he has accumulated. FLOODS - li...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FLOODS, etc.] RV 'the flowing streams of honey,' etc.: a figure of prosperity. SURELY HE SHALL NOT FEEL QUIETNESS] RM 'Because he knew no quietness in his greed.' His greed was never satisfied....

  • 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 20 ZOPHAR’S LAST SPEECH AN...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE BROOKS OF HONEY AND BUTTER. — He uses language which might lead one to suppose he was familiar with the promise of Canaan, except that, as the phrase is not precisely identical it may perhaps rath...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אַל ־יֵ֥רֶא בִ פְלַגֹּ֑ות נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “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...

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

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    He shall not see the (h) rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. (h) Though God gives all other abundance from his blessings yet he will have no part of it....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Butter. The impious may have a short-lived pleasure, but it will not give perfect satisfaction. The poets use similar expressions. (Calmet) Mella fluant illi, ferat et rubus asper amomum. (Virgil)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (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...

  • 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

    HE SHALL NOT SEE THE RIVERS,.... Of water, or meet with any to assuage his thirst, which poison excites, and so makes a man wish for water, and desire large quantities; but this shall not be granted t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. Ver. 17. _He shall not see the rivers, the floods_] That is, that plenty and abundance of all good things that cometh in to th...

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

    _He shall not see the rivers, the floods_, &c. “He shall not see them with any pleasure. The most delightful things of this world, and the greatest affluence and plenty of them, shall afford him no en...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ZOPHAR PICTURES THE END OF THE UNGODLY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter, the wicked would get no opportunity to delight in, to enjoy, brooks, creeks, rivers of honey and cream, he would be given no op...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    THE FLOODS, THE BROOKS: Or, streaming brooks...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "Streams with their drinking water, and honey and cream, symbols of prosperity, cannot be enjoyed by sinners" _(Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 743)._ JOB 20:17-19 Even if the sinner becomes prosperous, it i...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    NOT SEE, i.e. not enjoy, as that word is oft used as PSALMS 106:5 ECCLESIASTES 2:1. THE BROOKS OF HONEY AND BUTTER; that abundant satisfaction and comfort, (oft signified by these or suchlike metaphor...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 20:17 see H7200 (H8799) streams H6390 flowing H5104 H5158 honey H1706 cream H2529 shall not see -...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 7:2; 2 Samuel 17:29; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 32:14;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    See — Not enjoy that abundant satisfaction and comfort, which good men through God's blessings enjoy....

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