Thematic Bible
Job 11:1 (show verse)
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
Job 11:2 (show verse)
“Shall a multitude of words not be answered?
And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?
Job 11:3 (show verse)
“Should your boasts and babble silence men?
And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?
Job 11:4 (show verse)
“For you have said, ‘My teaching (doctrine) [that God knowingly afflicts the righteous] is pure,
And I am innocent in your eyes.’
Job 11:5 (show verse)
“But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips [to speak] against you,
Job 11:6 (show verse)
And [that He would] show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom
Know therefore that God forgets a part of your wickedness and guilt.
Job 11:7 (show verse)
“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?
Job 11:8 (show verse)
“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?
Job 11:9 (show verse)
“It is longer in measure [and scope] than the earth,
And broader than the sea.
Job 11:10 (show verse)
“If God passes by or arrests,
Or calls an assembly [of judgment], who can restrain Him?
[If He is against a man, who can call Him to account for it?]
Job 11:11 (show verse)
“For He recognizes and knows false and worthless men,
And He sees wickedness, will He not consider it?
Job 11:12 (show verse)
“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise
[Only] when the
wild Donkey » Illustrative of » Intractableness of natural man
wild Donkey » Described as » Intractable
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Intractable
Man » Called » Vain man
Man » Compared to » A wild ass's colt
Sarcasm » Instances of » Zophar to job
Vanity » Vain men
Vanity » Evil people » Though full of, affect to be wise
Vanity » The wicked » Though full of, affect to be wise
Wicked people » Compared with » A wild donkey's colts
Wicked, the, are compared to » Wild ass's colt
wild Donkey » Described as » Intractable
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Intractable
Man » Called » Vain man
Man » Compared to » A wild ass's colt
Sarcasm » Instances of » Zophar to job
Vanity » Vain men
Vanity » Evil people » Though full of, affect to be wise
Vanity » The wicked » Though full of, affect to be wise
Wicked people » Compared with » A wild donkey's colts
Wicked, the, are compared to » Wild ass's colt
Job 11:13 (show verse)
“If you direct your heart [on the right path]
And stretch out your hands to Him,
Job 11:14 (show verse)
If sin is in your hand, put it far away [from you],
And do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tents;
Job 11:15 (show verse)
Then, indeed, you could lift up your face [to Him] without moral defect,
And you would be firmly established and secure and not fear.
Job 11:16 (show verse)
“For you would forget your trouble;
You would remember it as waters that have passed by.
Job 11:17 (show verse)
“And your
Darkness [then] would be like the morning.
Job 11:18 (show verse)
“Then you would trust [with confidence], because there is hope;
You would look around you and rest securely.
Job 11:19 (show verse)
“You would lie down with no one to frighten you,
And many would entreat and seek your favor.
No Themes for this verse.
Job 11:20 (show verse)
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And they will not escape [the justice of God];
And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”