Bible Strands
Job 11:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Zophar the Naamathite speaks directly to Job, marking the beginning of his second formal address in the dialogue.
The words — The Hebrew וַיַּעַן (va.ya.an) and וַיֹּאמֶר (va.yo.mar) literally mean “and he answered” and “and he said,” framing the verse as a structural marker for the incoming speech.
The thread — Zophar reappears in Job 20:1 to deliver his final address, and his initial arrival with the other two friends is recorded in Job 2:11.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track the dialogue’s progression by signaling that a response is beginning, establishing the pattern of turn-taking that structures the entire book.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Cross-references
- Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
- Job 20:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: