Job 11:1-6

Job 11:1-6

[1] Then answered  Zophar  the Naamathite,  and said,  [2] Should not the multitude  of words  be answered?  and should a man  full of talk  be justified?  [3] Should thy lies  men  hold their peace?  and when thou mockest,  shall no man make thee ashamed?  [4] For thou hast said,  My doctrine  is pure,  and I am clean  in thine eyes.  [5] But  oh that  God  would speak,  and open  his lips  [6] And that he would shew  thee the secrets  of wisdom,  that they are double  to that which is!  Know  therefore that God  exacteth  of thee less than thine iniquity  deserveth.

What does Job 11:1-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Four things about Job bothered Zophar: his loquacity ( Job 11:2), his boasting ( Job 11:3), his self-righteousness ( Job 11:4), and his ignorance ( Job 11:5). Job 11:5-6 are full of sarcasm. Zophar believed Job deserved much worse punishment than God was giving him ( Job 11:6 b).