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"Shouldn`t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
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A Man "Full of Lips"
Commentators explain that Zophar's accusation wasn't just that Job talked a lot, but that he was a "man of lips"—a Hebraism for someone whose words are empty. In ancient Eastern cultures, which valued quiet wisdom over garrulity, this was a severe insult suggesting Job's long speeches were proof of foolishness, not righteous suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Should not the multitude of words be answered?—As if all that Job had said had been mere words, or as if he was remarkable for mere garrulit…
19th Century
Baptist
This was a very bitter and cruel speech, and Zophar was not using the language of friendship, or even of common courtesy. First, he charged Job wit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Should not the multitude of words be answered ? &c.] Zophar insinuates, that Job was a mere babbler, a talkative man…
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Zophar attacked Job with great vehemence. He represented him as a man who loved to hear himself speak, though he could say nothing relevant, and as…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding speech (Job 10:16), Job had remarked with wonder that among the evils he was suffering, he was being tormented by his …
