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Verse Job 20:6. _THOUGH HIS EXCELLENCY MOUNT UP TO THE HEAVENS_]
Probably referring to the original state of Adam, of whose fall he
appears to have spoken, Job 20:4. He was created in the _image of
Go...
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THOUGH HIS EXCELLENCY MOUNT UP TO THE HEAVENS - Though he attain to
the highest pitch of honor and prosperity. The Septuagint renders
this, “Though his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice...
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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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The prosperity of the wicked is brief
4. _Knowest thou not this old_ i. e. knowest thou not this to be or to
have been of old, lit. _from for ever_. "This" which is from of old
and from the time man...
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DISCOURSE: 470
AGAINST HYPOCRISY
Job 20:4. _Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon
earth, that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the
hypocrite but for a moment? T...
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KNOWEST THOU NOT, &C.— The latter clause of Job 20:4 might as well
have been rendered, _Since Adam was placed on the earth._ There is no
reason to doubt but that this passage refers to the fall, and t...
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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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_THOUGH HIS EXCELLENCY MOUNT UP TO THE HEAVENS, AND HIS HEAD REACH
UNTO THE CLOUDS;_
(Isaiah 14:13)....
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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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אִם ־יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַ † שָּׁמַ֣יִם
שִׂיאֹ֑ו וְ֝ רֹאשֹׁ֗ו לָ † עָ֥ב
יַגִּֽיעַ׃...
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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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Though (b) his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach
unto the clouds;
(b) His purpose is to prove Job to be a wicked man, and a hypocrite,
because God punished him, and changed his p...
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_Pride. Septuagint, "presents." (Haydock) --- Riches may be meant by
pride. (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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THOUGH HIS EXCELLENCY MOUNT UP TO THE HEAVENS,.... Though, in worldly
grandeur and glory, he should arrive to such a pitch as the Assyrian
monarch was ambitious of, as to ascend into heaven, exalt his...
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Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto
the clouds;
Ver. 6. _Though his excellency mount up to the heavens_] Though he
conceit himself, and would have others hold him t...
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_Though his excellency mount up to the heavens_ Though he be advanced
to great dignity and authority in the world. _He shall perish like his
own dung_ Which men cast away with contempt and abhorrence....
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Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, that is, his ambitious
plans, his exaltation in rank and power, AND HIS HEAD REACH UNTO THE
CLOUDS, the ungodly apparently gaining all that his heart des...
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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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CLOUDS:
_ Heb._ cloud...
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Notice carefully how much of this speech is aimed directly at Job. The
wicked man might mount up to the heavens and touch the clouds in
success and influence, but he would immediately perish, like dun...
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1-9 Zophar's discourse is upon the certain misery of the wicked. The
triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The
pleasures and gains of sin bring disease and pain; they end in...
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Though he be advanced to great dignity and authority in the world....
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Job 20:6 haughtiness H7863 up H5927 (H8799) heavens H8064 head H7218
reaches H5060 (H8686) clouds H5645
his excellency - Genesis 11:4; Isaiah 14:13-14; Daniel 4:11, Daniel
4:22; Amos 9:2;
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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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Amos 9:2; Daniel 4:11; Daniel 4:22; Genesis 11:4; Isaiah 14:13; Isaiah
14:14; Matthew 11:23; Obadiah 1:3; Obadiah 1:4...
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Though — Though he be advanced to great dignity and authority....