1 THEN answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.
17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.

1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and saide,

2Therefore doe my thoughts cause mee to answere, and for this I make haste.

3I haue heard the checke of my reproach, and the spirit of my vnderstanding causeth me to answere.

4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed vpon earth,

5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the ioy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

6Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto the clouds:

7Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?

8He shall flie away as a dreame, and shall not be found: yea he shalbe chased away as a vision of the night.

9The eye also which saw him, shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

10His children shall seeke to please the poore, and his hands shall restore their goods.

11His bones are ful of the sinne of his youth, which shall ye downe with him in the dust.

12Though wickednes be sweet in his mouth, though hee hide it vnder his tongue;

13Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keepe it stil within his mouth:

14Yet his meate in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of Aspes within him.

15He hath swallowed downe riches, and hee shall vomite them vp againe: God shall cast them out of his belly.

16He shall sucke the poison of Aspes: the vipers tongue shall slay him.

17Hee shall not see the riuers, the floods, the brookes of hony and butter.

18That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein.

19Because hee hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not:

20Surely he shall not feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired.

21There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods.

22In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the wicked shall come vpon him.

23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the furie of his wrath vpon him, and shall raine it vpon him while he is eating.

24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.

25It is drawen, and commeth out of the body; yea the glistering sword commeth out of his gall; terrours are vpon him.

26All darknesse shalbe hid in his secret places: a fire not blowen shall consume him; it shall goe ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

27The heauen shall reueale his iniquitie: and the earth shall rise vp against him.

28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed vnto him by God.

V == PS 37:35-36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Isa 14:13-14 ; Obad 1:3-4

 

VII == PS 83:10

 

VIII == PS 73:20 ; 90:5

IX == Job 7:8 , 10 ; 8:18 ; PS 37:36 : 103:16

 

X == JOB 20:18

 

XI == Job 13:26 ; 21:26 ; PS 25:7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVII == Ps 36:9 ; Jer 17:6

XVIII == Job 20:10 , 15

 

 

 

 

XX == Eccl 5:13-14

 

 

 

 

 

XXIII == Num 11:33 ; Ps 78:30-31

XXIV == Isa 24:18 ; Jer 48:43 ; Amos 5:19

XXV == Job 16:13 ; 18:11

XXVI == Ps 21:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXIX == Job 27:13 ; 31:2-3

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke and said:

2 and because of this I am disturbed. So now my thoughts provide me with an answer, and from my understanding a spirit gives me a reply.

3 A rebuke which puts me to shame I hear,

4 Do you not know this from olden time, since man was placed upon the earth,

5 That the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the impious but for a moment?

6 Though his pride mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds,

7 Yet he perishes forever like the fuel of his fire, and the onlookers say, "Where is he?"

8 Like a dream he takes flight and is not found again; he fades away like a vision of the night.

9 The eye which saw him does so no more; nor shall his dwelling again behold him.

11 Though his frame is full of youthful vigor, this shall lie with him in the dust.

12 Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue,

13 Though he retains it and will not let it go but keeps it still within his mouth,

14 Yet in his stomach the food shall turn; it shall be venom of asps inside him.

15 The riches he swallowed he shall disgorge; God shall compel his belly to disown them.

16 The poison of asps he shall drink in; the viper's fangs shall slay him.

17 He shall see no streams of oil, no torrents of honey or milk.

18 Restoring his gains, he shall not enjoy them; though his wealth increases, he shall not rejoice.

19 Because he has oppressed the poor, and stolen a patrimony he had not built up,

20 Though he has known no quiet in his greed, his treasures shall not save him.

21 Therefore his prosperity shall not endure,

10 and his hands shall yield up his riches.

22 When he abounds to overflowing, he shall be brought into straits, and nought shall be left of his goods.

23 God shall send against him the fury of his wrath and rain down his missiles of war upon him.

24 Should he escape the iron weapon, the bow of bronze shall pierce him through;

25 The dart shall come out of his back; terrors shall fall upon him.

26 Complete darkness is in store for him; the fire which shall consume him needs not to be fanned.

27 The heavens shall reveal his guilt, and the earth shall rise up against him.

28 The flood shall sweep away his house with the waters that run off in the day of God's anger.

29 This is the portion of a wicked man, and the heritage appointed him by God.

v 1-3. Zophar is quick to take offense and jump back into the argument with more accusations.

 

v 4-11. It is true that the prosperity of wicked on earth is short, but he goes ahead and claims that Job is proud and has ill gotten wealth, and his heirs will have to repay it to those he has wronged. Wealth is a measure of right to Job’s friends. He declares that Job will pass away and be out of remembrance, but how this book lives on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 12-16. He alleges Job loves wickedness, but ill gotten wealth will destroy him.

 

 

 

 

 

v 17-19. He surmises and lies that Job has been greedy and oppressed the poor.

 

 

 

v 20-23. He says Job’s greed will result in poverty and the hatred from the poor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 24-29. Zophar strikes out with venomous words, thinking only that trouble is a  retribution for sins. So he imagines Job’s wickedness and declares he cannot flee from God’s weapons, and heaven won’t vindicate Job, 16:19, it will reveal his sin.