Job 20:6

Even though they are so tall they reach the heavens, even though their heads reach the clouds,

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Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

In Context

5that the triumph of the wicked doesn't last long, that those who reject God are only happy for a short time?

7they will vanish forever like their own excrement. People who knew them will ask, ‘Where have they gone?’

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Cross References

Genesis 11:4Then they said, “Now let's build a city for ourselves with a tower whose top reaches the heavens. That way we'll gain a great reputation and we won't end up being scattered all over the world.”

Daniel 4:11It grew strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole world.

Amos 9:2Even if they dig down into Sheol, I will catch them and pull them up. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down.

Obadiah 1:4But even though you soar like an eagle, even though you make your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord.

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 →

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