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Don`t you know this from old time, Since man was placed on earth,
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An Ancient, Unchanging Law
Commentators explain that Zophar begins his argument by appealing to a timeless principle: the wicked are always punished. He presents this not as a new idea, but as a settled arrangement of Providence that has been true 'since man was placed upon earth.' This sets the stage for his claim that Job's suffering is a predictable outcome of sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do you not know this of old - That is, do you not know that this has always happened from the beginning of the world, or that this …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do you know [not] this of old Or "from eternity" F7 , from the beginning of time, ever since the world wa…
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…
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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…
