Job 11:1

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
answered	וַ֭יַּעַן Vai.ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Zophar	צֹפַ֥ר tzo.Far	H6691	Tsophar · proper noun, a man's name
Naamathite	הַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗י ha.na.'a.ma.Ti	H5284	a Naamathite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּאמַֽר vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, an…
Job 20:1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 11:1-6

It is sad to see what intemperate passions even wise and good men are sometimes betrayed into by the heat of disputation, of which Zophar here is an instance. Eliphaz began with a very modest preface, Job 4:2. Bildad was a little more rough upon Job, Job 8:2. But Zophar falls upon him without mercy, and gives him very bad language: Should a man full of talk be justified? And should thy lies make men hold their peace? Is this the way to comfort Job? No, nor to convince him neither. Does this become one that appears as an advocate for God and his justice? Tantaene animis coelestibus irae? - In heavenly breasts can such resentment dwell? Those that engage in controversy will find it very hard t…

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John Gill on Job 11:1

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite,.... The third of Job's friends, that came to visit him; see Gill on Job 2:11; and who perhaps might be the youngest, since his turn was to speak last; and he appears to have less modesty and prudence, and more fire and heat in him; than his other friends; though he might be the more irritated by observing, that their arguments were baffled by Job, and had no manner of effect on him, to cause him to recede from his first sentiments and conduct: and said; as follows.

Keil & Delitzsch on Job 11:1-6

1 Then began Zophar the Naamathite, and said: 2 Shall the torrent of words remain unanswered, And shall the prater be in the right? 3 Shall thy vain talking silence the people, So that thou mockest without any one putting thee to shame, 4 And sayest: my doctrine is pure, And I am guiltless in Thine eyes? 5 But oh that Eloah would speak, And open His lips against thee, 6 And make known to thee the secrets of wisdom, That she is twofold in her nature - Know then that Eloah forgetteth much of thy guilt. When Job has concluded his long speech, Zophar, the third and most impetuous of the friends, begins. His name, if it is to be explained according to the Arabic Esauitish name el-assfar, (Note:…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes

The Church Fathers

Do you think that by speaking many words you will improve your position and reduce us to silence and amazement with a long speech? Since the holy Job was not only proven innocent of any crime by using just arguments but also called God to his trial as a witness of his upright life, Zophar tries to accuse him first of verbosity and then of unrighteousness. By demonstrating Job's biased opinion about God's power and wisdom, Zophar tries to show what had inconsiderately erupted in the freedom of Job's words. It would have been fitting [for Job] to remember the weakness of his nature.
— Julian of Eclanum, EXPOSITION ON THE BOOK OF JOB 11:1-2

Since Zophar does not recognize Job's virtue and the goal of his consistent remarks, he says to Job, "Do not talk much." The word of holy Scripture teaches us to control our words. It says, "When words are many, transgression is not lacking." Here Scripture calls the utterance of inappropriate things "many words." But it is not the number of uttered words that make a babbler. The apostle shows this when he "continued speaking until midnight." One can, however, be astonished about Zophar's audacity toward Job. Although he answered Job, Zophar claimed that there was no one to answer him. Thereby Zophar shows one should not speak too audaciously, yet he does so himself in maintaining that Job is suffering due to his personal wickedness.
— Didymus the Blind, COMMENTARY ON JOB 11:3

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Dictionary and topics

Naamathite — The designation of Zophar, one of Job’s three friends (Job 2:11; 11:1), so called from some place in Arabia, called Naamah probably.
Zophar — Chirping, one of Job’s friends who came to condole with him in his distress (Job 2:11. The LXX. render here “king of the Mineans” = Ma’in, Maonites, Judg. 10:12, in Southern Arabia). He is called a…
Uncharitableness · .Zophar toward Job — .Zophar toward Job

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).