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I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame; The spirit of my understanding answers me.
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A Response Fueled by Shame
Commentators agree that Zophar begins his speech by stating he feels personally shamed and reproached by Job's words. His response is not just a calm theological rebuttal but a passionate reaction driven by hurt feelings. This highlights how personal offense can fuel even our spiritual or theological arguments.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have heard the check of my reproach - I have heard your violent and severe language reproaching us. He probably refers to what Job had sai…
19th Century
Anglican
I have heard the check of my reproach. —Rather, I have heard, or, I hear the reproof of my shame: that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have heard the check of my reproach He took it that Job had reproached him and his friends, by representing them as har…
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Zophar's discourse is about the certain misery of the wicked. The triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The pleasures an…
13th Century
Catholic
After Zophar heard Job’s opinion about the hope of a future life, he seems to have acquiesced, contradicting nothing in his third response. Yet the…
