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Job 20:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records Zophar the Naamathite speaking to Job and his two companions during their ongoing dialogue. This occurs after the first round of speeches, positioning Zophar as the final responder in this exchange.
The words — The Hebrew opens with וַיַּעַן (va-yya'an, "and he answered") and וַיֹּאמַר (va-yo'mar, "and he said"), marking a direct verbal response. הַנַּעֲמָתִי (ha-na'amati, "the Naamathite") identifies his geographic origin without further description.
The thread — Zophar appears in Job 2:11 as one of three friends who hear of Job's affliction and later return in Job 42:9 to restore him. His initial speech in Job 11:1 establishes this pattern of sequential replies within the book.
Why it lands — The verse states Zophar's readiness to speak before any argument is presented. It requires the reader to track how each friend's dialogue builds upon the previous speaker's claims rather than treating the exchanges as isolated monologues.
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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 11:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
- Job 42:9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.