Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Hypocrite - literally, the ungodly (Psalms 37:35).
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Hypocrite - literally, the ungodly (Psalms 37:35).
THAT THE TRIUMPHING - The word “triumphing” here (רננה _r__e__nânâh_),” shouting, rejoicing” - such a shouting as people make after a victory, or such as occurred at the close of harvesting. Here it...
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...
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...
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. DUNG. See note on Isaiah 25:10....
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 h...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Zophar did not argue that wicked people are never happy. Everybody can see that wicked people often enjoy their evil deeds. But Zophar said that his happiness could not last. He was partly correct. A...
THE TRIUMPHING OF THE WICKED IS SHORT. — He affirms that the destruction of the wicked is not only certain, but speedy. (Comp. Psalms 103:16 and Job 7:8; Job 7:10.)...
כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִ קָּרֹ֑וב וְ שִׂמ
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...
“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...
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...
(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...
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...
THAT THE TRIUMPHING OF THE WICKED [IS] SHORT,.... Their outward prosperity and felicity, of which they make their boast, and in which they glory and triumph for a while; at first Job's friends set out...
That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment? Ver. 5. _That the triumphing of the wicked is short_] Heb. That the shouting of the wicked is from near,...
_Knowest thou not this_ Which I am now about to say; _of old _ From the experience of all former ages; _since man was placed upon the earth_ Since the world was made, and there were any men to observe...
that the triumphing of the wicked is short, that it never extends over a long period of time, AND THE JOY OF THE HYPOCRITE BUT FOR A MOMENT, that the joyful confidence of the ungodly cannot last? This...
ZOPHAR STATES WHY HE MUST SPEAK...
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...
SHORT: _ Heb._ from near...
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...
IS SHORT, Heb. is _from near_, i.e. from or for a little time; they have not long enjoyed it, and it will shortly vanish. THE JOY OF THE HYPOCRITE: this he adds by way of reflection upon Job, who thou...
Job 20:5 triumphing H7445 wicked H7563 short H7138 joy H8057 hypocrite H2611 moment H7281 the triumphing - Job
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...
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...
_That the triumphing of the wicked is short._ THE TRIUMPH OF THE WICKED The words of the text are indisputably true, though misapplied. In the world there is, alas! very often a triumphing of the wic...
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...
_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...
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,...
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...
Acts 12:22; Acts 12:23; Esther 5:11; Esther 5:12; Esther 7:10;...