Job 11:6,Matthew 12:29,Matthew 12:2

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Job 11:1-20

XI.A FRESH ATTEMPT TO CONVICTJob 11:1-20ZOPHAR SPEAKSTHE third and presumably youngest of the three friends of Job now takes up the argument somewhat in the same strain as the others. With no wish to be unfair to Zophar we are somewhat prepossessed against him from the outset; and the writer must mean us to be so, since he makes him attack Job as an empty babbler:-"Shall not the multitude of words be answered? And shall a man of lips be justified? Shall thy boastings make people silent, So that... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Job 11:1-20

CHAPTER 11 Zophar’s First Address 1. Job’s multitude of words rebuked (Job 11:1-6 ) 2. The greatness and omniscience of God (Job 11:7-12 ) 3. That Job repent and receive the Blessings (Job 11:13-20 ) Job 11:1-6 . The third friend of Job is in every way the weakest. Speaking last he must have been the youngest of the three. He lacks the dignity of Eliphaz and the gentleness of Bildad, nor does he possess the depths of either. Evidently Job’s speech has taxed his patience and irritated... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Job 11:6

11:6 And that he would shew thee the {c} secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth].(c) Which is not to stand in justifying of yourself: he signifies that man will never be overcome while he reasons with another, and therefore God must break off the controversy, and stop man’s mouth. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Job 11:1-20

ZOPHAR'S CRUEL ACCUSATION (vv.1-6) Zophar was likely the youngest of the three men, and what he lacks in maturity he makes up for in bitter accusation against Job. He did not have such restraint as Eliphaz, nor such ability for argument as Bildad, but he does not restrain his bad temper. His appeal was not to his observation (as was that of Eliphaz), nor to the traditions such as Bildad had learned, but rather to his own intuition. He considered he instinctively knew the answer to Job's... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Job 11:1-20

FIRST SERIES OF THE DEBATE The first series of the debate may be outlined as follows: 1. With Eliphaz (chaps. 4-7) a. Speech of Eliphaz (chaps. 4-5) b. Reply of (chaps. 6-7) 2. With Bildad (chaps. 8-10) a. Speech of Bildad (chap. 8) b. Reply of Job (chaps. 9-10) 3. With Zophar (chaps. 11-14) a. Speech of Zophar (chap. 11) b. Reply of Job (chaps. 12-14) It is thought the debate may have occupied several days, by which supposition some of the difficulties of the book are removed. In the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Job 11:1-20

The First Speech of Zophar. III. Job 11:0 There is a vital expression in the fourth verse, "For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure." We have come upon an age which cares little for doctrine. We are, in fact, somewhat afraid of that antiquated term. We prefer anecdote to doctrine, and concrete instances to elaborate spiritual demonstrations. An anecdote will be remembered and rehearsed when the finest argument ever invented by human genius, and ever supported by human eloquence, is utterly... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Job 11:5-6

(5) But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; (6) And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Reader! do remark how prone the heart of man hath been in all ages, to make appeals to GOD. It is truly awful to hear, as not unfrequently may be heard, speeches like this dropping from the lips of carnal men; not only among the more open and profane, but even... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 11:6

Law. Hebrew Thushiya, (Haydock) "the essence" of any thing. Hence it is explained, "law, strength, comfort," &c. We might translate, "and that the reality of thy crimes deserved double punishment," &c. The obligations of the natural, and also of the written law of Moses, with which Job was (Calmet) perhaps (Haydock) acquainted, (chap. xxii. 22.) are very numerous and difficult. The ways of Providence are not easily understood, though some are obvious enough. He rewards and punishes.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Job 11:1-6

1-6 Zophar attacked Job with great vehemence. He represented him as a man that loved to hear himself speak, though he could say nothing to the purpose, and as a man that maintained falsehoods. He desired God would show Job that less punishment was exacted than he deserved. We are ready, with much assurance, to call God to act in our quarrels, and to think that if he would but speak, he would take our part. We ought to leave all disputes to the judgment of God, which we are sure is according to... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Job 11:1-12

Zophar Tries to Reprove Job v. 1. Then answered Zophar, the Naamathite, 2:11, and said, v. 2. Should not the multitude of words, as just brought out in the speech of Job, be answered? And should a man full of talk, literally, "a man of lips," that is, of many words, a vain and foolish babbler, be justified, be right? Zophar was a man of zealous and violent spirit, and he was very emphatic in his statement that Job must not be allowed the last word in this matter. v. 3. Should thy lies,... read more