Job 20:4
Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
In Context
3I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
5The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
Cross References
Genesis 9:1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Job 15:10Both the greyheaded and the aged are with us, older than thy father.
Psalms 115:16The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Matthew Henry on Job 20:2-10
Second Address of Zophar; Destruction of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 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… Read the whole commentary →