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Then Job answered,
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Job's Comprehensive Reply
Commentators note that this verse marks a significant turning point in the dialogue. Having listened to all three friends, Job now begins his comprehensive reply, which spans the next three chapters. He is not just answering Zophar but is preparing to challenge the collective wisdom of his accusers.
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19th Century
Anglican
And Job answered and said. —Each of the friends has now supplied his quota, and Job proceeds to reply to the third, showing that h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Job answered and said . ] In reply to Zophar, and in defence of himself; what is recorded in this and the two fo…
Presbyterian
Job rebukes his friends for the high opinion they had of their own wisdom compared to his. We are prone to interpret rebukes as criticisms and to t…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous chapter, Zophar had tried to show that a person cannot understand the secrets of God’s wisdom (Job 11:6) in order to in…
