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Job 20

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 42

1 ¶ And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:

2 So my thoughts cause me to answer, even because of my haste in me.

3 I have heard the chastening of my reproach; and the spirit from my understanding makes me reply.

4 Do you know this from of old, from the setting of man on earth,

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Chapter Summary

Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked.

Key Hebrew Words

רָשָׁע wicked one H7563 · TWOT 2222b
חָנֵף godless one H2611 · TWOT 696b
אָבַד perish H6 · TWOT 2
חַ֫יִל wealth H2428 · TWOT 624a
עָוֺן iniquity H5771 · TWOT 1577a
חֵ֫לֶק portion H2506 · TWOT 669a

People & Context

Zophar the Naamathite

Job's friend whose second speech describes the brief triumph and certain ruin of the wicked man

Timeline

Zophar's Second Speech: Motivated by Reproach

Zophar claims his troubled thoughts and the insult of Job's reproach compel him to answer hastily, drawing upon understanding from his spirit.

Job 20:1-3
Zophar Claims the Triumph of the Wicked is Short

Zophar argues that since antiquity, the joy of the godless is only for a moment. Though a wicked man swallows wealth, God forces him to vomit it up, and the heavens will ultimately reveal his iniquity.

Job 20:4-29

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