Job 20:4

Knowest thou not this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, but out of my understanding my spirit answereth me.

5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

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Cross References

Genesis 9:1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Job 15:10With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father.

Psalms 115:16The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; 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 →

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