Job 11:1 — Meaning and Application

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“Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,”

Job 11:1

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Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? {full...: Heb. of lips}

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}

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Job 11:2

"Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? {full...: Heb. of lips}"

Job 11:3

"Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}"

Job 11:4

"For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes."

Job 11:5

"But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;"

Job 11:6

"And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}."

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