Job 11:1-20
THE FIRST SPEECH OF ZOPHAR The speech is short and unsympathetic. 1-6. Zophar rebukes Job for daring to assert his innocence.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST SPEECH OF ZOPHAR The speech is short and unsympathetic. 1-6. Zophar rebukes Job for daring to assert his innocence.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY LIES] RV 'thy boastings,' viz. Job's assertions of innocence (Job 11:4).... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT _they are_ DOUBLE, etc.] RV 'That it is manifold in effectual working.' GOD EXACTETH, etc.] RM 'God remitteth unto thee of thine iniquity'; He does not bring np all Job's guilt, which is greater than he is aware of. So far from the penalty being excessive, Job has not received all that he deser... [ Continue Reading ]
RM 'Canst thou find out the deep things of God?'... [ Continue Reading ]
_It_] God's wisdom.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF HE CUT OFF, etc.] rather, 'Should he pass by, imprison, arraign before an assembly?' If God, with perfect knowledge of sinful man, visits him in various ways, who shall gainsay His actions?... [ Continue Reading ]
Perhaps we may render, 'Thus vain man gets understanding, and a wild ass's colt is born a man.' The description of affliction brings wisdom to the foolish and transforms the most unpromising natures. 13-20. Repentance the way to restored prosperity.... [ Continue Reading ]
TABERNACLES] RV 'tents.'... [ Continue Reading ]
WITHOUT SPOT] of guilt.... [ Continue Reading ]
WATERS] rather, 'floods.'... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thine_ AGE] RV '_thy_ life.' THOU SHALT SHINE] RV 'Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.'... [ Continue Reading ]
DIG] RV 'search,' viz. for danger, but find none.... [ Continue Reading ]
_As_] RV omits. There is nothing before the wicked but death. The statement is general, but Zophar, unlike the other friends, hints that Job may belong to the wicked.... [ Continue Reading ]