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Verse Job 20:22. _IN THE FULLNESS OF HIS SUFFICIENCY HE SHALL BE IN_
_STRAITS_] This is a fine saying, and few of the menders of Job's text
have been able to improve the version. It is literally true...
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IN THE FULNESS OF HIS SUFFICIENCY - When he seems to have an
abundance.
HE SHALL BE IN STRAITS - Either by the dread of calamity, or because
calamity shall come suddenly upon him, and his property sh...
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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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EVERY HAND OF THE WICKED. all power of trouble.
HAND. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the power
exercised by it....
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His sin changes into his punishment....
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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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In the moment of his great abundance his straitness comes suddenly
upon him.
_every hand of the wicked_ Rather, OF THE WRETCHED (ch. Job 3:20, him
that is in misery). All those in destitution, and the...
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DISCOURSE: 471
THE EMPTINESS OF EARTHLY POSSESSIONS
Job 20:22. _In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits_.
MEN universally, by nature, seek their happiness in earthly things:
and thou...
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EVERY HAND OF THE WICKED, &C.— _All kind of misery,_ &c....
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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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_IN THE FULNESS OF HIS SUFFICIENCY HE SHALL BE IN STRAITS: EVERY HAND
OF THE WICKED SHALL COME UPON HIM._
Shall be - rather, 'he is (feeleth) straitened' (Umbreit). The next
clause explains in what r...
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20:22 wretched (c-16) Or 'all the power of need.'...
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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.
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CHAPTER 20
ZOPHAR’S LAST SPEECH
AN...
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Money cannot save anyone from death. We all shall die. And the wicked
man’s money cannot save him from God’s punishment....
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THE HAND OF every one that is in misery shall come upon him: _i.e.,_
in retaliation, or possibly, but less probably, every blow of a
miserable man, which can render a man miserable, shall come upon hi...
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בִּ מְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקֹו יֵ֣צֶר לֹ֑ו
כָּל ־יַ֖ד
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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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In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand
(l) of the wicked shall come upon him.
(l) The wicked will never be in rest: for one wicked man will seek to
destroy another....
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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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IN THE FULNESS OF HIS SUFFICIENCY HE SHALL BE IN STRAITS,.... For
though he may not only have a sufficient competency to live upon, but
even a fulness of temporal blessings, have as much as heart can...
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In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand
of the wicked shall come upon him.
Ver. 22. _In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits_]
The covetous man never hat...
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_There shall none of his meat be left_, &c. For his future use; but he
shall be stripped of all, which being publicly known, none of his
kindred or friends shall trouble themselves to seek for any rel...
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In the fullness of his sufficiency, while he has more than he needs
for his actual wants, while he is surfeited with good things, HE SHALL
BE IN STRAITS, poverty and distress will take hold on him; EV...
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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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WICKED:
Or, troublesome...
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Just as he reaches the pinnacle of success, everyone turns against
him....
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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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IN THE FULNESS OF HIS SUFFICIENCY HE SHALL BE IN STRAITS; i.e. the
height of prosperity and abundance he shall be distressed and
tormented, either by the horrors of an unquiet mind and guilty
conscien...
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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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2 Kings 24:2; Ecclesiastes 2:18; Isaiah 10:6; Job 1:15; Job 1:17;...
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In, &c. — In the height of prosperity he shall be distressed. Hand,
&c. — So his wickedness shall be punished by those as wicked as
himself....