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<p id="Chapter11" align="center">Commentary by A. R. FAUSSET<br>CHAPTER 11
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<p id="Job11_1">FIRST SERIES.
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<p><a onclick="return mV('Job',11,'1-20');">Job 11:1-20</a>. FIRST SPEECH OF ZOPHAR.
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<p id="Job11_2"><b>2.</b> Zophar assails Job for his empty words, and indirectly, the two friends, for their weak reply. Taciturnity is highly prized among Orientals (<a onclick="return mV('Pro',10,8,19);">Pro 10:8, 19</a>).
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<p id="Job11_3"><b>3. lies</b>—rather, "vain boasting" (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',16,6);">Isa 16:6</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Jer',48,30);">Jer 48:30</a>). The "men" is emphatic; men of sense; in antithesis to "vain boasting."
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<br><br><b>mockest</b>—upbraidest God by complaints, "shall no man make thee ashamed?"
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<p id="Job11_4"><b>4. doctrine</b>—purposely used of Job's speeches, which sounded like lessons of doctrine (<a onclick="return mV('Deu',32,2);">Deu 32:2</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Pro',4,2);">Pro 4:2</a>).
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<br><br><b>thine</b>—addressed to God. Job had maintained his <i>sincerity</i> against his friends suspicions, not <i>faultlessness.</i>
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<p id="Job11_6"><b>6. to that which is!</b>—Rather, "they are double to [man's] wisdom" [MICHAELIS]. So the <i>Hebrew</i> is rendered (<a onclick="return mV('Pro',2,7);">Pro 2:7</a>). God's ways, which you arraign, if you were shown their secret wisdom, would be seen vastly to exceed that of men, including yours (<a onclick="return mV('1Cr',1,25);">1Cr 1:25</a>).
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<br><br><b>exacteth</b>—Rather, "God <i>consigns to oblivion</i> in thy favor much of thy guilt."
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<p id="Job11_7"><b>7.</b> Rather, "Penetrate to the perfections of the Almighty" (<a onclick="return mV('Job',9,10);">Job 9:10</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Psa',139,6);">Psa 139:6</a>).
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<p id="Job11_8"><b>8. It</b>—the "wisdom" of God (<a onclick="return mV('Job',11,6);">Job 11:6</a>). The abruptness of the <i>Hebrew</i> is forcible: "The heights of heaven! What canst thou do" (as to attaining to them with thy gaze, <a onclick="return mV('Psa',139,8);">Psa 139:8</a>)?
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<br><br><b>know</b>—namely, of His perfections.
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<p id="Job11_10"><b>10. cut off</b>—Rather, as in <a onclick="return mV('Job',9,11);">Job 9:11</a>, "pass over," as a storm; namely, rush upon in anger.
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<br><br><b>shut up</b>—in prison, with a view to trial.
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<br><br><b>gather together</b>—the parties for judgment: hold a judicial assembly; to pass sentence on the prisoners.
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<p id="Job11_11"><b>11.</b> (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',94,11);">Psa 94:11</a>).
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<br><br><b>consider</b>—so as to punish it. Rather, from the connection, <a onclick="return mV('Job',11,6);">Job 11:6</a>, "He seeth wickedness also, which man does not <i>perceive</i>"; literally, "But no (other, save He) perceiveth it" [UMBREIT]. God's "wisdom" (<a onclick="return mV('Job',11,6);">Job 11:6</a>), detects sin where Job's human eye cannot reach (<a onclick="return mV('Job',11,8);">Job 11:8</a>), so as to see any.
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<p id="Job11_12"><b>12. vain</b>—hollow.
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<br><br><b>would be</b>—"wants to consider himself wise"; opposed to God's "wisdom" (see on JFB for <a href="./Comm/jfb/Job/Job011.html#Job11_11">Job 11:11</a>); refuses to see sin, where God sees it (<a onclick="return mV('Rom',1,22);">Rom 1:22</a>).
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<br><br><b>wild ass's colt</b>—a proverb for untamed wildness (<a onclick="return mV('Job',39,5, 8);">Job 39:5, 8</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Jer',2,24);">Jer 2:24</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Gen',16,12);">Gen 16:12</a>; <i>Hebrew,</i> "a wild-ass man"). Man wishes to appear wisely obedient to his Lord, whereas he is, from his birth, unsubdued in spirit.
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<p id="Job11_13"><b>13.</b> The apodosis to the "If" is at <a onclick="return mV('Job',11,15);">Job 11:15</a>. The preparation of the heart is to be obtained (<a onclick="return mV('Pro',16,1);">Pro 16:1</a>) by stretching out the hands in prayer for it (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',10,17);">Psa 10:17</a>; <a onclick="return mV('1Ch',29,18);">1Ch 29:18</a>).
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<p id="Job11_14"><b>14.</b> Rather, "if thou wilt put far away the iniquity in thine hand" (as Zaccheus did, <a onclick="return mV('Luk',19,8);">Luk 19:8</a>). The apodosis or conclusion is at <a onclick="return mV('Job',11,15);">Job 11:15</a>, "<i>then</i> shalt thou," etc.
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<p id="Job11_15"><b>15.</b> Zophar refers to Job's own words (<a onclick="return mV('Job',10,15);">Job 10:15</a>), "yet will I not lift up my head," even though righteous. Zophar declares, if Job will follow his advice, he may "lift up his face."
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<br><br><b>spot</b>— (<a onclick="return mV('Deu',32,5);">Deu 32:5</a>).
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<br><br><b>steadfast</b>—literally, "run fast together," like metals which become firm and hard by fusion. The sinner on the contrary is wavering.
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<p id="Job11_16"><b>16.</b> Just as when the stream runs dry (<a onclick="return mV('Job',6,17);">Job 6:17</a>), the danger threatened by its wild waves is forgotten (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',65,16);">Isa 65:16</a>) [UMBREIT].
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<p id="Job11_17"><b>17. age</b>—days of life.
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<br><br><b>the noon-day</b>—namely, of thy former prosperity; which, in the poet's image, had gone on increasing, until it reached its height, as the sun rises higher and higher until it reaches the meridian (<a onclick="return mV('Pro',4,18);">Pro 4:18</a>).
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<br><br><b>shine forth</b>—rather, "though now in darkness, thou shall be as the morning"; or, "thy darkness (if any dark shade should arise on thee, it) shall be as the morning" (only the dullness of morning twilight, not nocturnal darkness) [UMBREIT].
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<p id="Job11_18"><b>18.</b> The experience of thy life will teach thee there is hope for man in every trial.
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<br><br><b>dig</b>—namely, wells; the chief necessity in the East. Better, "though now <i>ashamed</i> (<a onclick="return mV('Rom',5,5);">Rom 5:5</a>, opposed to the previous 'hope'), thou shalt then rest safely" [GESENIUS];
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<p id="Job11_19"><b>19.</b> (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',4,8);">Psa 4:8</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Pro',3,24);">Pro 3:24</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Isa',14,30);">Isa 14:30</a>); oriental images of prosperity.
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<br><br><b>make suit</b>—literally, "stroke thy face," "caress thee" (<a onclick="return mV('Pro',19,6);">Pro 19:6</a>).
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<p id="Job11_20"><b>20.</b> A warning to Job, if he would not turn to God.
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<br><br><b>The wicked</b>—that is, obdurate sinners.
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<br><br><b>eyes...fail</b>—that is, in vain look for relief (<a onclick="return mV('Deu',28,65);">Deu 28:65</a>). Zophar implies Job's only hope of relief is in a change of heart.
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<br><br><b>they shall not escape</b>—literally, "every refuge shall vanish from them."
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<br><br><b>giving up of the ghost</b>—Their hope shall leave them as the breath does the body (<a onclick="return mV('Pro',11,7);">Pro 11:7</a>).
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