Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
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Gill's Exposition
Should not the multitude of words be answered?.... Zophar insinuates, that Job was a mere babbler, a talkative man, that had words, but no matter; said a great deal, but there was nothing in what he…
Barnes' Notes
Should not the multitude of words be answered? - As if all that Job had said had been mere words; or as if he was remarkable for mere garrulity. And should a man full of talk be justified - Margin, as…
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,…
Cambridge Bible
Should not the multitude of words Or, shall not…? Zophar probably did not demand the paroleimmediately on Job's ceasing to speak. A pause was allowed to intervene, and the words with which he…
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