Job 20:6

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

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5That the triumphal shouting of the wicked is ever of but a recent date, and the joy of the hypocrite endureth only for a moment.

7Yet when he but turneth round will he vanish for ever; those who have seen him will say, Where is he?

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Cross References

Genesis 11:4And they said, Go to, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower, the top of which may reach unto heaven; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Daniel 4:11(4:8) The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached unto heaven, and it was visible to the end of all the earth.

Amos 9:2Though they were to creep down into the nether world, thence would my hand fetch them; and though they were to climb up to the heavens, thence would I bring them down;

Obadiah 1:4Though thou wert to rise as high as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith 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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