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Job 11:1 KJV
Job · chapter 11 · verse 1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,Job 11:1 · King James Version
Job 11:1 in context
1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NaamathiteNaʻămâthîya Naamathite, or inhabitant of NaamahH5284 →
- answeredʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- ZopharTsôwpharTsophar, a friend of JobH6691 →
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It is sad to see what intemperate passions even wise and good men are sometimes betrayed into by the heat of disputation, of which Zophar here is an instance. Eliphaz began with a very modest preface, Job 4:2. Bildad was a little more rough upon Job, Job 8:2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6