Job 20:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;”
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Read Full Chapter →Even if the wicked man’s greatness rises to the heavens, Zophar says, it will not last.
What Does Job 20:6 Mean?
Zophar pictures the wicked man at the height of his glory, his dignity climbing to the heavens and his head touching the clouds. It is a portrait of towering success, the kind of standing that seems untouchable to those who look up at it.
The image deliberately recalls human pride that reaches for the sky, the ambition that would build its name as high as heaven itself. Scripture teaches that everyone who exalts himself shall be brought low, and that pride goes before destruction. The higher such a man climbs on a foundation of evil, the further he has to fall. True and lasting exaltation comes only from God, never from grasping.
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What does Job 20:6 mean?
Even if the wicked man’s greatness rises to the heavens, Zophar says, it will not last.