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Job 11:2-6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

2. Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3. Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4. For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5. But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6. And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth].

Job 11:2-6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 11:2

Theological / Devotional

Multitude of words. Zophar seems annoyed by the length of Job’s speech. The Orientals regarded brevity of words a distinguishing virtue (see Prov. 10:19 and Eccl. 5:2).

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