Though filled with youthful energy, the wicked will die prematurely. "Prominent, wealthy, energetic that was Zophar's portrait of the wicked. Worthless like dung, fleeting like. dream, absent, poor, perishing in the dust" (Zuck p. 94).
Verse Job 20:11. _HIS BONES ARE FULL_ OF THE SIN _OF HIS YOUTH_] Our translators have followed the VULGATE, _Ossa ejus implebuntur_ _vitiis adolescentiae ejus_; "his bones shall be filled with the si...
HIS BONES ARE FULL OF THE SIN OF HIS YOUTH - The words “of the sin” in our common translation are supplied by the translators. Gesenius and Noyes suppose that the Hebrew means, “His bones are full of...
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...
_full of the sin of his youth_ Rather, HIS BONES AXE FULL OF HIS YOUTH, BUT IT SHALL LIE DOWN, &c.; in the midst of his years, when his bones are full of his youthful strength, like a vigorous marrow,...
HIS BONES ARE FULL OF THE SIN OF HIS YOUTH— The expression seems directly to assert that there is a punishment attending the wicked in a future state. _His bones are full of the sin of his youth,_ or...
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...
_HIS BONES ARE FULL OF THE SIN OF HIS YOUTH, WHICH SHALL LIE DOWN WITH HIM IN THE DUST._ (Psalms 25:7); so the Vulgate. Gesenius has 'full of youth'-namely, in the fullness of his youthful strength he...
20:11 strength; (h-8) Others, 'of his secret sins;' see Psalms 90:8 ....
RV 'His bones are full of' (the vigour of) 'his youth, but it shall lie down with him in the dust.' 12, 13. Like a sweetmeat which is retained in the mouth as long as possible, so the sinner revels i...
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...
Perhaps the wicked man was proud because of his wealth. But he cannot keep his wealth after he dies (Luke 16:19-24). When the man dies, other people will take his money (Proverbs 13:22). A WICKED MAN...
HIS BONES ARE FULL OF THE SIN OF HIS YOUTH. — Rather, _of his youth,_ or _youthful vigour,_ as in Job 33:25 : “He shall return to the days of his youth,” and Psalms 89:46 : “The days of his youth hast...
עַ֭צְמֹותָיו מָלְא֣וּ _עֲלוּמָ֑יו_† וְ֝ עִמֹּ֗ו עַל ־עָפָ֥ר
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...
His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which (e) shall lie down with him in the dust. (e) Meaning that he will carry nothing away with him but his sin....
Vices of, is not in Hebrew, but must be understood. (Haydock) --- Youth. Some translate, "hidden." Sophar perhaps accuses Job of some secret abominations, for which he was afflicted with the venereal...
(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...
HIS BONES ARE FULL [OF THE SINS] OF HIS YOUTH,.... Man is born in sin, and is a transgressor from the womb; and the youthful age is addicted to many sins, as pride, passion, lust, luxury, intemperance...
His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. Ver. 11. _His bones are full of the sin of his youth_] Foul practices have so grown up together with some sinf...
Job 20:11. Both these expressions import the same thing, and are as much as to say the sins of his youth remain with him after he is dead: his sin shall lie down with him in his grave, and shall remai...
_His bones_ That is, his whole body, even the strongest parts of it; _are full of the sin of his youth_ Of the punishment of it. He shall feel the sad effects of his youthful sins in his riper years,...
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, they were indeed full of the vigor of youth, WHICH SHALL LIE DOWN WITH HIM IN THE DUST, all the strength and vigor of his body will be laid in the grave....
ZOPHAR PICTURES THE END OF THE UNGODLY...
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...
10-22 The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue, denotes...
HIS BONES, i.e. his whole body, even the strongest parts of it, which may seem most remote from danger. OF THE SIN OF HIS YOUTH, Heb. _of his youth_, i.e. of his youthful pleasures and lusts, by a met...
Job 20:11 bones H6106 full H4390 (H8804) vigor H5934 down H7901 (H8799) dust H6083 bones -...
Job 20:11 The enduring effects of early transgression. I. Notice, first, how difficult and almost impossible it is, in reference to the present scene of being, to make up by after-diligence for time...
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...
_His bones are full Of the sin of his youth._ THE SINS OF YOUTH I. The state or condition of a wicked man. “His bones are full of the sin of his youth.” 1. The sin. “Youthful pranks.” By youthful si...
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...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 20:10 Zophar argues that neither the wicked man (vv. Job 20:12) nor his offspring (v. Job 20:10) will enjoy what h
_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 1:25; Ezekiel 24:13; Ezekiel 32:27; Job 13:26; Job 19:20;...
Bones — His whole body, even the strongest parts of it. The sin — Of the punishment of it....