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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 11:1-6

It is sad to see what intemperate passions even wise and good men are sometimes betrayed into by the heat of disputation, of which Zophar here is an instance. Eliphaz began with a very modest preface, Job 4:2. Bildad was a little more rough upon Job, Job 8:2. But Zophar falls upon him without mercy, and gives him very bad language: Should a man full of talk be justified? And should thy lies make men hold their peace? Isa. this the way to comfort Job? No, nor to convince him neither. Does this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 11:6

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom ,.... Either of sound doctrine, in opposition to his own doctrine he had such a vain opinion of; and then he would see, as he thought, that it was not so pure as he imagined it to be: the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, are the wisdom of God, the produce of it, and in which it is displayed; as in the doctrines of election to grace and glory, of redemption by Christ, of justification by his righteousness, and pardon by his blood; by which all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 11:6

The secrets of wisdom - All the depths of his own counsels; the heights, lengths, and breadths, of holiness. That they are double to that which is, תושיה tushiyah , which we translate that which is, is a word frequent in Job and in the Book of Proverbs, and is one of the evidences brought in favor of Solomon as the author of this book. It signifies substance or essence, and is translated by a great variety of terms; enterprise, completeness, substance, the whole constitution, wisdom,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-6

Zophar to Job: 1. The opinions of a dogmatist. I. ZOPHAR 'S OPINIONS CONCERNING JOB . A severe but wholly unfounded indictment. 1 . Loquacity. Job's previous orations, so full of lofty sentiment and fervent emotion, he characterizes as "a multitude of words," and Job himself as "a man full of talk [literally, 'a man of lips']." Prolixity in speech, though not a violation of God's Law, is certainly a breach of good taste. Words should never be employed except to represent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-6

Self-complacency condemned. Even the lowly and humble are liable to over-estimate their own goodness, and the more so if roused to self-justification. All imperfect human judgments, given as Job's were, under the influence of deep feeling, are liable to be coloured, to be overdrawn and extravagant. Job's long speech in his own justification is likened by Zophar to a torrent. Zophar, like his companions, may judge Job harshly, wherein lies his error and theirs; but his words have a vein of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-20

Zophar, the Naamathite, the third of Job's comforters ( Job 2:11 ), and probably the youngest of them, now at last takes the word, and delivers an angry and violent speech. He begins by accusing Job of having spoken at undue length, and at the same time, boastfully and mockingly (verses 2-4). He then expresses a wish that God would take Job at his word, and really answer him, since he is sure that the result would be to show that Job had been punished much less than he. deserved to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-20

Humble yourselves beneath the mighty hand of God. Zophar, the youngest of the friends, now comes forward once more to beat down the complaint of Job with the old arguments and commonplaces. To support his words, he does not appeal to a vision like Eliphaz, nor rely on the wisdom of the ancients like Bildad, but depends on his own understanding and zealous though narrow instinct for God. His whole speech is an example of the beauty and, at the same time, the defect of religious zeal. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:6

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! In God are "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hid away" ( ἀπόκρυφοι ' Colossians 2:3 ). Zophar wishes that he would reveal to Job this wisdom, or a portion of it, as, in that case, all his pride and self-confidence would be confounded and fall away. That they are double to that which is! This phrase is very obscure. Some translate, "For he ( i.e. God) is twice as wise as thou;" others, "That it ( i.e. wisdom) is manifold... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:6

A sermon on the Divine forbearance. I. THE DESERT OF SIN . 1 . The nature of it. The punishment of death—temporal, spiritual, and eternal. 2 . The severity of it. Were this penalty exacted from each transgressor to the full, it would mean the extinction of every spark of terrestrial happiness, the withdrawal from the sinful soul of every gracious influence, the absolute cessation of hope of eternal felicity beyond the grave, with all the misery which such a melancholy... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 11:6

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom - The hidden things that pertain to wisdom. The reference here is to the wisdom of God himself. The sense is this, “you now think yourself pure and holy. You have confidence in your own wisdom and integrity. But this apprehension is based on a short-sighted view of God, and on ignorance of him. If he would speak and show you his wisdom; if he would express his sense of what purity is, you would at once see how far you have come from perfection,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 11:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 11:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 11:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 11:6

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