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Job 20:1 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Job 20:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 20 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Zophar's Second Speech: The Triumph of the Wicked Is Short
“Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,”
Job 20:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 20:1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said (וַיַּעַן צֹפַר הַנַּעֲמָתִי וַיֹּאמַר, vaya'an Tsofar haNa'amati vayomar)—Zophar (צֹפַר, 'bird, chirper') from Naamah ('pleasant place') delivers his second and final speech. Unlike Eliphaz (who has three speeches) and Bildad (three speeches), Zophar speaks only twice—perhaps indicating his arguments exhaust themselves fastest.Zophar represents the most dogmatic, least nuanced friend. Where Eliphaz appeals to experience (ch. 4) and Bildad to tradition (ch. 8), Zophar traffics in confident assertions about divine retribution. His theology lacks pas...
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Cross-References for Job 20:1
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“they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite”
“and did what Yahweh commanded them”
“the Naamathite”