Hiob 11:1-7

1 Da antwortete Zophar von Naema und sprach:

2 Wenn einer lang geredet, muß er nicht auch hören? Muß denn ein Schwätzer immer recht haben?

3 Müssen die Leute zu deinem eitlen Geschwätz schweigen, daß du spottest und niemand dich beschäme?

4 Du sprichst: Meine Rede ist rein, und lauter bin ich vor deinen Augen.

5 Ach, daß Gott mit dir redete und täte seine Lippen auf

6 und zeigte dir die heimliche Weisheit! Denn er hätte noch wohl mehr an dir zu tun, auf daß du wissest, daß er deiner Sünden nicht aller gedenkt.

7 Meinst du, daß du wissest, was Gott weiß, und wollest es so vollkommen treffen wie der Allmächtige?

Hiob 11:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 11

In this chapter Zophar the Naamathite, Job's third friend, attacks him, and the with great acrimony and severity, and with much indecency; he charges him not only with loquacity, and vain babbling, but with lying, and with scoffing at God, and good men, Job 11:1-3; which he attempts to support by some things Job had said, misrepresented by him, Job 11:4; and wishes that God would take him in hand, and convince him of the wisdom of the divine proceedings with him, and of his lenity and mercy to him, Job 11:5,6; and then discourses of the unsearchableness of God in his counsels, and conduct; of his sovereignty, and of his power, and of the vanity and folly of men, Job 11:7-19; and as his friends before him, having insinuated that Job was guilty of some heinous sin, or sins, and especially of hypocrisy, advises him to repentance and reformation, and then it would be well with him; and he should enjoy much comfort, peace, and safety, even to old age, Job 11:13-19; and concludes it should go ill with the wicked man and the hypocrite, such as he suggests Job was, Job 11:20.