Job 20:4
Knowest thou, this—from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
In Context
5That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?
Cross References
Genesis 9:1So God blessed Noah and his sons,—and said to them Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth;
Job 15:10Both hoary and venerable, are among us, one mightier than thy father in days!
Psalms 115:16As for the heavens, the heavens, belong to Yahweh, but the earth, hath he given to the sons 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 →