Bible Commentary

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 18. because there is hope ] In opposition to Job’s desponding pictures of his life, ch. Job 7:6 seq., Job 9:25 seq., Job 10:20 seq. thou shalt dig about thee ] Rather, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:18”

And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 17. and thine age ] Or, as we should say, and life, Psa 17:14; Psa 39:5. thou shalt shine forth ] Rather, if there be darkness, it shall be as the morning. Even should temporary darkness … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:17”

Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away: 16. because thou shalt forget ] Or, for thou shalt forget trouble. that pass away ] that are passed away. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And remember it as waters that pass away – As calamity that has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:16”

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear: 15. for then shalt thou ] Or, surely then shalt thou, ch. Job 8:6. lift up thy face without spot ] The word lift up is selected to meet Job’s complaint that he must not lift … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:15”

If iniquity [be] in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 14. The reformation which Zophar impresses on Job has several steps: first, the preparation of his heart; then, prayer unto God; then, the putting away of his personal sins; and finally, those of his home. These are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:14”

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 13. If thou prepare thine heart ] Thou is emphatic, and meant by the speaker to place Job in a different class from the “hollow man” described in Job 11:12. Job hardly accepted the good intention, cf. ch. Job 12:3. “To prepare the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:13”

For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass’s colt. 12. Having finished his brilliant picture of God’s omniscient wisdom, Zophar adds further brilliancy to it by contrasting it with the brutishness of man. The verse perhaps should read, But an empty man will become wise When a wild ass … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:12”

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]? 11. Job had used these words to describe God as an irresistible, unaccountable force; Zophar indicates what account is to be given of God’s actions He knoweth vain (wicked, Psa 26:4) men. His action is the reflexion of His omniscient … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:11”

If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 10. This omniscience in its operation among sinful men. If he cut off ] if he pass by. Zophar uses Job’s own word and illustration, ch. Job 9:11 (passeth on). and shut up ] i. e. arrest, and put in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:10”

The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. The measure thereof is longer than the earth – The measure of the knowledge of God. The extent of the earth would be one of the longest measures known to the ancients. Yet it is now impossible to ascertain what ideas were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 11:9”