Job 20:1 Meaning and Explanation
“Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Zophar the Naamathite rises to speak a second time, opening his final reply to Job.
What Does Job 20:1 Mean?
This brief line marks a turn in the long conversation between Job and his three friends. The first round of speeches has come and gone, and now Zophar, the bluntest of the three, takes his second and last turn. Everything that follows in the chapter is his single, vehement poem on the fate of the wicked.
It is worth noticing how the book gives each speaker his name and his moment. Zophar believes he is defending God, yet his words will miss the suffering man in front of him. We are reminded that speaking about God is not the same as speaking for Him, and that even sincere words can wound when they are not joined to mercy.
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What does Job 20:1 mean?
Zophar the Naamathite rises to speak a second time, opening his final reply to Job.