answered = spake again. See note on Job 4:1 .
Zophar. See note on Job 2:11 .
check = correction.
of = for: i.e. meant to confound me, referring to ch App-19 .
spirit of = spirit from. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 .
Knowest thou not this? This was Zophar's reply to Job in Job 19:25 , implying that Job had no such hope.
of old = from of old.
man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 .
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
dung. See note on Isaiah 25:10 .
children = sons.
seek to please = pay court to.
poor = impoverished. Hebrew. dul. See note on Proverbs 6:11 .
wickedness. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 .
mouth = palate.
meat = bread; "bread" put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species) App-6 , for all kinds of food.
GOD. Hebrew El. App-4 .
rivers = divisions of water for irrigation, as in a garden. Hebrew. palgey mayim. See notes on Proverbs 21:1 , and Psalms 1:3 .
floods = rivers. Hebrew. nahar, ever flowing.
brooks = wadys. Hebrew. nahal, summer streams.
feel = know, or experience.
every hand of the wicked = all power of trouble.
hand. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the power exercised by it.
not blown. Not blown up, or produced by man.
tabernacle = tent.
flow away = melt away, disappear.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
Verse 1
answered = spake again. See note on Job 4:1 .
Zophar. See note on Job 2:11 .
Verse 3
check = correction.
of = for: i.e. meant to confound me, referring to ch App-19 .
spirit of = spirit from. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 .
Verse 4
Knowest thou not this? This was Zophar's reply to Job in Job 19:25 , implying that Job had no such hope.
of old = from of old.
man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 .
Verse 5
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
dung. See note on Isaiah 25:10 .
Verse 10
children = sons.
seek to please = pay court to.
poor = impoverished. Hebrew. dul. See note on Proverbs 6:11 .
Verse 12
wickedness. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 .
Verse 13
mouth = palate.
Verse 14
meat = bread; "bread" put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species) App-6 , for all kinds of food.
Verse 15
GOD. Hebrew El. App-4 .
Verse 17
rivers = divisions of water for irrigation, as in a garden. Hebrew. palgey mayim. See notes on Proverbs 21:1 , and Psalms 1:3 .
floods = rivers. Hebrew. nahar, ever flowing.
brooks = wadys. Hebrew. nahal, summer streams.
Verse 20
feel = know, or experience.
Verse 22
every hand of the wicked = all power of trouble.
hand. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the power exercised by it.
Verse 26
not blown. Not blown up, or produced by man.
tabernacle = tent.
Verse 28
flow away = melt away, disappear.
Verse 29
man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 .
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .