Job 20:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?”
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Read Full Chapter →Despite his height, the wicked man will perish utterly and contemptibly, leaving onlookers asking where he went.
What Does Job 20:7 Mean?
The lofty picture of verse 6 collapses into a startling image of disgrace. The man who reached the clouds perishes “like his own dung,” swept away and forgotten, until those who once admired him can only ask, “Where is he?” Zophar means the contrast to shock.
The crude comparison underlines how worthless ill-gotten greatness proves in the end. What looked permanent vanishes; what seemed glorious is discarded. The witness of Scripture is that the memory of the wicked shall rot, while the righteous are held in everlasting remembrance. The verse calls every reader to ask what we are building our lives upon, and whether it can survive the day when we are gone.
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What does Job 20:7 mean?
Despite his height, the wicked man will perish utterly and contemptibly, leaving onlookers asking where he went.