Job 20:4
Knowest thou not this of old, 1 since adam was placed upon earth, 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
In Context
3I hear the musar that insults me, 1 and the ruach of my understanding causeth me to answer. 1
Cross References
Genesis 9:1Vayevarech Elohim et Noach and his banim, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish ha'aretz.
Job 15:10Both the grayheaded and very aged men are among us, 1 much elder than avicha. 1
Psalms 115:16The heavens, even Shomayim, is Hashemʼs, 1 but HaAretz He gave to the Bnei Adam. 1
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 →