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Verse Job 20:29. _THIS_ IS _THE PORTION_] As God has dealt with the
_murmuring Israelites_, and with the _rebellious sons_ of _Korah_, so
will he deal with those who _murmur_ against the _dispensation...
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THIS IS THE PORTION OF A WICKED MAN - This conclusion is similar to
that which Bildad drew at the close of his speech, Job 18:21. Zophar
intended, undoubtedly, that Job should apply it to himself, and...
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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...
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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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MAN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4....
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His insatiable greed shall be satisfied at last. God shall fill him
full of his judgments....
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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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_THIS IS THE PORTION OF A WICKED MAN FROM GOD, AND THE HERITAGE
APPOINTED UNTO HIM BY GOD._
Appointed - not as a matter of chance, but by the divine 'decree'
(margin) and settled principle (cf. Job 1...
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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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זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק ־אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע מֵ
אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ נַחֲלַ֖ת אִמְרֹ֣ו מֵ
אֵֽל׃ פ...
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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
auth...
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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.
T...
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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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This [is] the portion of a wicked man from (r) God, and the heritage
appointed unto him by (s) God.
(r) Thus God will plague the wicked.
(s) Against God, thinking to excuse himself, and to escape Go...
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CHAPTER XX.
_ Doings. Literally, "words." Hebrew, "of his decree." (Haydock) ---
This is what he may expect for him impiety both in words and actions.
(Calmet)_...
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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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THIS [IS] THE PORTION OF A WICKED MAN FROM GOD,.... All before
related, and which is very different from the portion of a good man,
which is God himself, both here and hereafter; the wicked man has
in...
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This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage
appointed unto him by God.
Ver. 29. _This is the portion of a wicked man from God_] A portion
God alloweth the wicked in this life, Ps...
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_This is the portion of the wicked man from God_ Allotted to him,
designed for him, as his portion: and he will have it for a
perpetuity; it is what he must abide by. _And the heritage appointed
unto...
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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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APPOINTED UNTO HIM BY GOD:
_ Heb._ of his decree from God...
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"THIS IS THE WICKED MAN'S PORTION FROM GOD, EVEN THE HERITAGE DECREED
TO HIM BY GOD": To Zophar this settled the matter. "How then, as
Zophar said, could Job think that his situation was any different...
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23-29 Zophar, having described the vexations which attend wicked
practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no fence
against this, but in Christ, who is the only Covert from the storm and...
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FROM GOD; who like a wise master of a feast gives to every man his
proper portion, and as a just judge distributes to him according to
his deserts. THE HERITAGE APPOINTED UNTO HIM BY GOD, Heb. _the
he...
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Job 20:29 portion H2506 God H430 wicked H7563 man H120 heritage H5159
appointed H561 God H410
the portion - Job 18:21, Job 27:13, Job 31:2-3; Deuteronomy 29:20-28;
Psalms 11:5-6;...
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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, Job 20:15). His whole discourse...
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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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Deuteronomy 29:20; Job 18:21; Job 27:13; Job 31:2; Job 31:3;
Lamentations 3:38; Matthew 24:51; Psalms 11:5; Psalms 11:6...
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Heritage — Heb. the heritage; so called, to denote the stability and
assurance of it, that it is as firm as an inheritance to the right
heir; and in opposition to that inheritance which he had gotten...