Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Job 20:19
Because he hath oppressed and forsaken... — For these insinuations there was not a vestige of ground, but Job formally rebuts them in Job 31
Because he hath oppressed and forsaken... — For these insinuations there was not a vestige of ground, but Job formally rebuts them in Job 31
Verse Job 20:19. _HE HATH OPPRESSED_ AND _HATH FORSAKEN THE POOR_] Literally, _He hath broken in pieces the forsaken of the poor_; כי רצץ עזב דלים ki ritstsats azab dallim. The poor have fled from fam...
BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED - Margin, “crushed.” Such is the Hebrew. AND FORSAKEN THE POOR - He has plundered them, and then forsaken them - as robbers do. The meaning is, that he had done this by his...
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...
His sin changes into his punishment....
That long time of enjoyment which he promised himself shall never come; according to his insatiable lust and greed shall be his utter destitution at last....
_and hath forsaken_ Abandoned them, after oppressing them, to their destitution. Thus, though joining house to house (Isaiah 5:8) and dispossessing the poor, the houses which he robs he shall not buil...
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...
_BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED AND HATH FORSAKEN THE POOR; BECAUSE HE HATH VIOLENTLY TAKEN AWAY AN HOUSE WHICH HE BUILDED NOT;_ Oppressed - whereas he ought to have espoused their cause (2 Chronicles 16:...
20:19 away (a-13) Or 'he pillaged.'...
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...
This man lived in luxury. He stole his wealth. But he will not continue to enjoy his wealth. God gives good gifts to his people. But this man will not receive these gifts. Instead he will die. And Zop...
כִּֽי ־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל...
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...
BECAUSE HE HATH OPPRESSED [AND] HATH FORSAKEN THE POOR,.... Having oppressed, crushed, and broken the poor to pieces, he leaves them so without pity and compassion for them, and without giving them an...
Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; Ver. 19. _Because he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor_]. Heb. Because...
_Because he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor_ By his oppression he brought men to utter poverty, and then forsook them in that destitute state, affording them no mercy nor help. Or, the meaning is...
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor, first crushed and then abandoned the defenseless, BECAUSE HE HATH VIOLENTLY TAKEN AWAY AN HOUSE WHICH HE BUILDED NOT, not being able to fit out an...
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...
OPPRESSED: _ Heb._ crushed...
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...
By his oppression he brought men to utter poverty, and then forsook or left them in that forlorn estate, affording no mercy nor help to them. Or, some he made poor by his oppression, and others that w...
Job 20:19 oppressed H7533 (H8765) forsaken H5800 (H8804) poor H1800 seized H1497 (H8804) house H1004 build...
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...
_Because he hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poor._ SOCIAL WICKEDNESS What is it that excites all this Divine antagonism and judgment? Was the object of it a theological heretic? Was the man pro...
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...
1 Kings 21:19; 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 12:4; Amos 4:1; Deuteronomy 2