Job 20:6
Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike —
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
In Context
5That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
7As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: 'Where [is] he?'
Cross References
Genesis 11:4And they say, 'Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'
Daniel 4:11become great hath the tree, yea, strong, and its height doth reach to the heavens, and its vision to the end of the whole land;
Amos 9:2If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.
Obadiah 1:4If thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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 →