Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Job 20:10
His children shall seek to please the poor. — That is, shall seek their favour by making good what had been taken from them, or otherwise; or it may be rendered, the poor shall oppress his children.
His children shall seek to please the poor. — That is, shall seek their favour by making good what had been taken from them, or otherwise; or it may be rendered, the poor shall oppress his children.
Verse Job 20:10. _HIS CHILDREN SHALL SEEK TO PLEASE THE POOR_] They shall be reduced to the lowest degree of poverty and want, so as to be obliged to become servants to the poor. _Cursed be Ham, a ser...
HIS CHILDREN SHALL SEEK TO PLEASE THE POOR - Margin, or, “the poor shall oppress his children.” The idea in the Hebrew seems to be, that his sons shall be reduced to the humiliating condition of askin...
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...
CHILDREN. sons. SEEK TO PLEASE. pay court to. POOR. impoverished. Hebrew. _dul._ See note on Proverbs 6:11....
_His children shall seek to please_ Or, _seek the favour of_. The margin is possible, The poor shall oppress his children, but less suitable. _restore their goods_ Rather, HIS GOODS. He shall give bac...
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...
HIS CHILDREN, &C.— Houbigant gives this verse a different turn from that proposed in the note on the 2nd verse. He renders it; _His children shall wander about in poverty; for his hands,_ &c. See Psal...
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 CHILDREN SHALL SEEK TO PLEASE THE POOR, AND HIS HANDS SHALL RESTORE THEIR GOODS._ Seek to please - `atone to the poor' (by restoring the property of which they been robbed by the father) (DeWett...
20:10 wealth. (g-15) Or '[what] his violence [took away].'...
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...
_Seek_ TO PLEASE THE POOR] i.e. seek in distress the favour of the humblest. FOR HIS HANDS BUDDE reads 'his offspring.' RESTORE THEIR GOODS] which he had extorted from them in his prosperity....
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...
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...
בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝ יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה...
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 children shall (c) seek to please the poor, and his hands shall (d) restore their goods. (c) While the father through ambition and tyranny oppressed the poor, the children through poverty and mis...
_Be. Hebrew, "seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods," which the wicked had gotten by oppression. (Haydock)_...
(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 CHILDREN SHALL SEEK TO PLEASE THE POOR,.... In this and some following verses the miserable state of a wicked man is described, and which begins with his children, who are often visited in wrath f...
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. Ver. 10. _His children shall seek to please the poor_] _Tenuiores sunt ipsis tenuibus,_ saith Junius; shall be poo...
_His children shall seek to please the poor_ Either, 1st, To get some small relief from them in their extreme necessity. Or, rather, 2d, Lest they should revenge themselves on them for the great and m...
His children shall seek to please the poor, that is, they will be obliged to do that by God's judgment, God will compel them to pay out to them, AND HIS HANDS SHALL RESTORE THEIR GOODS, through his ch...
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...
HIS CHILDREN SHALL SEEK TO PLEASE THE POOR: Or, the poor shall oppress his children...
His family would be equally affected, his loss of wealth would result in his sons actually asking beggars for help! This verse may infer that the sons of the wicked will be forced to return to those w...
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...
SHALL SEEK TO PLEASE THE POOR; either, 1. To get some small relief from them in their extreme necessity. Or rather, 2. Lest they should revenge themselves of them for the great and many injuries whi...
Job 20:10 children H1121 favor H7521 (H8762) poor H1800 hands H3027 restore H7725 (H8686) wealth H202 His
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...
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...
2 Samuel 12:6; Exodus 12:36; Exodus 22:1; Exodus 22:3; Exodus 9:2;...