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Job 20:6 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Job 20:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 20 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; clouds: Heb. cloud”
Job 20:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 20:6
Zophar's Second Speech on the Wicked: This verse introduces Zophar's description of the temporary prosperity and ultimate downfall of the wicked (Job 20:4-29). Zophar, the most dogmatic of Job's three friends, argues that wickedness may produce momentary success but inevitably ends in ruin. The Hebrew "im-ya'aleh lashamayim sido" (אִם־יַעֲלֶה לַשָּׁמַיִם שִׂיאוֹ) means "though his height/pride ascends to the heavens." The noun "si'o" (שִׂיאוֹ) can mean "height," "pride," or "excellence," suggesting arrogant self-exaltation.The Imagery of Cosmic Pride: The phrase "vero'sho la'av yaggia" (וְרֹאש...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 20:6
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“I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!,For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:, וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ בִלְבָבְךָ הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶעֱלֶה מִמַּעַל לְכוֹכְבֵי־אֵל אָרִים כִּסְאִי וְאֵשֵׁב בְּהַר־מוֹעֵד בְּיַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן׃ ,And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven”
“you who dwell in the clefts of the rock”
“Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”
“there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven”
“Capernaum”
“and was strong”
“O king”