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11:1 Then Zophar <06691> the Naamathite <05284> spoke up <06030> and said <0559>: 11:2 “Should not <03808> this abundance <07230> of words <01697> be answered <06030>, or <0518> should this talkative <08193> man <0376> be vindicated <06663>? 11:3 Will your idle talk <0907> reduce people <04962> to silence <02790>, and will no <0369> one rebuke <03637> you when you mock <03932>? 11:4 For you have said <0559>, ‘My teaching <03948> is flawless <02134>, and I am <01961> pure <01249> in your sight <05869>.’ 11:5 But if only <0199> God <0433> would speak <01696>, if only he would open <06605> his lips <08193> against <05973> you, 11:6 and reveal <05046> to you the secrets <08587> of wisdom <02451>– for <03588> true wisdom <08454> has two sides <03718>– so that you would know <03045> that <03588> God <0433> has forgiven <05382> some of your sins <05771>. 11:7 “Can you discover <04672> the essence <02714> of God <0433>? Can you find out <04672> the perfection <08503> of the Almighty <07706>? 11:8 It is higher <01363> than the heavens <08064>– what <04100> can you do <06466>? It is deeper <06013> than Sheol <07585>– what <04100> can you know <03045>? 11:9 Its measure <04055> is longer <0752> than the earth <0776>, and broader <07342> than <04480> the sea <03220>. 11:10 If <0518> he comes by <02498> and confines <05462> you and convenes <06950> a court, then who <04310> can prevent <07725> him? 11:11 For <03588> he knows <03045> deceitful <07723> men <04962>; when he sees <07200> evil <0205>, will he not <03808> consider <0995> it? 11:12 But an empty <05014> man <0376> will become wise <03823>, when a wild donkey’s <06501> colt <05895> is born <03205> a human being <0120>. 11:13 “As for you, if <0518> you prove faithful <03820> <03559>, and if you <0859> stretch out <06566> your hands <03709> toward <0413> him, 11:14 if <0518> iniquity <0205> is in your hand <03027>– put <07368> it far away <07368>, and do not <0408> let evil <05766> reside <07931> in your tents <0168>. 11:15 For <03588> then <0227> you will lift up <05375> your face <06440> without blemish <03971>; you will be <01961> securely established <03332> and will not <03808> fear <03372>. 11:16 For <03588> you <0859> will forget <07911> your trouble <05999>; you will remember <02142> it like water <04325> that has flowed away <05674>. 11:17 And life <02465> will be brighter <06965> than the noonday <06672>; though there be darkness <05774>, it will be <01961> like the morning <01242>. 11:18 And you will be secure <0982>, because <03588> there is <03426> hope <08615>; you will be protected <02658> and will take <07901> your rest <07901> in safety <0983>.

• Job 11:1-20 -- Zophar's First Speech to Job

• Zophar

  [isbe] ZOPHAR - zo'-far (tsphar, meaning doubtful, supposed from root meaning "to leap"; Sophar): One of the three friends of Job who, hearing of his affliction, make an appointment together to visit and comfort him. He is from the...
  [smith] (sparrow), one of the three friends of Job. (Job 2:11; 11:1; 20:1; 42:9)
  [nave] ZOPHAR, one of Job's three friends, Job 2:11; 11; 20; 42:7-9.
  

• Job

  [nave] JOB 1. A man who dwelt in Uz, Job 1:1. Righteousness of, Job 1:1, 5, 8; 2:3; Ezek. 14:14, 20. Riches of, Job 1:3. Trial of, by affliction of Satan, Job 1:13-19; 2:7-10. Fortitude of, Job 1:20-22; 2:10; Jas. 5:11. Visite...
  

• Heathen

  [nave] HEATHEN Under this head are grouped all who are not embraced under the Abrahamic covenant. Cast out of Canaan, Lev. 18:24, 25; Psa. 44:2; and their land given to Israel, Psa. 78:55; 105:44; 135:12; 136:21, 22; Isa. 54:1-3. ...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• JOB, BOOK OF

  [isbe] JOB, BOOK OF - || I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Place in the Canon 2. Rank and Readers II. THE LITERARY FRAMEWORK 1. Setting of Time, Place and Scene 2. Characters and Personality 3. Form and Style III. THE COURSE OF THE STORY A) To Jo...
  

• Uncharitableness

  [nave] UNCHARITABLENESS. Isa. 29:20, 21; Matt. 7:1-5 Luke 6:37-42. Luke 12:57; John 7:24; John 8:7; Rom. 2:1; Rom. 14:1-15; 1 Cor. 4:3-5, 7; 1 Cor. 13:1-6; Jas. 4:11, 12 See: Accusation, False; Charitableness; Slander; Speaking, E...
  

• Wisdom

  [isbe] WISDOM - wiz'-dum: 1. Linguistic 2. History 3. Religious Basis 4. Ideals 5. Teaching of Christ 6. Remainder of the New Testament (1) James (2) Paul 7. Hypostasis LITERATURE 1. Linguistic: In the Revised Version (British and ...
  [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...
  

• Righteous

  [nave] RIGHTEOUS. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Contrasted with the Wicked; Described; Promises to, Expressed or Implied. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Compared with: The sun, Judg. 5:31; Matt. 13:43; sta...
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• Naamathite

  [ebd] the designation of Zophar, one of Job's three friends (Job 2:11; 11:1), so called from some place in Arabia, called Naamah probably.
  [isbe] NAAMATHITE - na'-a-ma-thit, na-am'-a-thit (na`amdthi, "a dweller in Naaman"; ho M(e)inaion basileus): The description of Zophar, one of Job's friends (Job 2:11; 11:1; 20:1, etc.). Naamah is too common a place-name to permit ...
  [smith] the Gentile name of one of Job?s friends, Zophar the Naamathite. (Job 2:11; 11:1; 20:1; 42:9) There is no other trace of this name in the Bible, and the town whence it is derived is unknown. (But as Uz was in Arabia, probably...
  [nave] NAAMATHITE Job 2:11; 11:1; 20:1; 42:9
  

• Repentance

  [nave] REPENTANCE Attributed to God, Gen. 6:6, 7; Ex. 32:14; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; 1 Sam. 15:11, 29, 35; 2 Sam. 24:16; 1 Chr. 21:15; Psa. 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; Jer. 15:6; 18:8, 10; 26:3; 42:10; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:9...
  

• UNCHANGEABLE; UNCHANGEABLENESS

  [isbe] UNCHANGEABLE; UNCHANGEABLENESS - un-chanj'-a-bl, un-chanj'-a-bl-nes: I. UNCHANGEABLENESS OF GOD A TRUTH OF NATURAL THEOLOGY II. SCRIPTURAL DOCTRINE OF THE UNCHANGEABLENESS OF GOD 1. Not Lifeless Immobility 2. As Contrasted w...
  

• Ignorance

  [nave] IGNORANCE. Job 8:9; Job 11:7, 8, 12; Job 28:12, 13, 20, 21; Job 36:26, 29; Job 37:5, 15, 16, 19, 23 Job 38; 39. Psa. 139:6; Prov. 7:6-23; Prov. 8:5; Prov. 9:14-18; Prov. 19:2; Prov. 20:24; Prov. 22:3 Prov. 27:12. Prov. 27:1...
  

• Self-righteousness

  [nave] SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS. Num. 16:3; Deut. 9:4-6; 1 Sam. 2:9; Job 6:13; Job 11:4-6; Job 12:2; Job 13:3, 13, 15, 19; Job 16:17, 18; Job 18:2-4; Job 21:27-29; Job 22:2, 3; Job 32:1, 2; Job 33:8, 9; Job 35:2, 7, 8; Psa. 10:5, 6; Pro...
  

• KNOW; KNOWLEDGE

  [isbe] KNOW; KNOWLEDGE - no, nol'-ej (in Hebrew chiefly yadha`, noun da`ath; in Greek ginosko, oida' "to know fully," epiginosko, noun gnosis epignosis): Knowledge strictly is the apprehension by the mind of some fact or truth in a...
  

• COMPARATIVE RELIGION

  [isbe] COMPARATIVE RELIGION - kom-par'-a-tiv: I. THE SUBJECT IN GENERAL 1. Universality of Religion 2. Theories of Its Origin and Growth of Religion 3. Evolution II. RELATION OF CHRISTIANITY TO ETHNIC FAITHS AND THEIR TENETS 1. Kar...
  

• Hell

  [ebd] derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered: (1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This word sheol is derived from a...
  [nave] HELL The word used in the King James Version of the O.T. to translate the Hebrew word sheol, signifying the unseen state, in Deut. 32:22; 2 Sam. 22:6; Job 11:8; 26:6; Psa. 9:17; 16:10; 18:5; 55:15; 86:13; 116:3; 139:8; Prov....
  

• ASTRONOMY, I

  [isbe] ASTRONOMY, I - as-tron'-omi: I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES 1. The Ordinances of Heaven 2. The Sun (1) The Names for the Sun (2) The "City of the Sun" (3) The Greater Light-Giver (4) The Purpose of the Sun (5) The Sun as a Type 3. T...
  

• ASS

  [ebd] frequently mentioned throughout Scripture. Of the domesticated species we read of, (1.) The she ass (Heb. 'athon), so named from its slowness (Gen. 12:16; 45:23; Num. 22:23; 1 Sam. 9:3). (2.) The male ass (Heb. hamor), the c...
  [isbe] ASS - as (chamowr or chamor, compare Arabic chamar, apparently connected with Arabic root 'achmar, "red," but referred by some to root hamal, "to carry"; also, but less commonly, both in Hebrew and in Arabic, 'athon, Arabic ...
  

• Vanity

  [nave] VANITY A consequence of the fall, Rom. 8:20. Every one is, Psa. 39:11. Every state of mankind is, Psa. 62:9. Mankind in his best estate is, Psa. 39:5. Mankind is like to, Psa. 144:4. The thoughts of mankind are, Psa. 94...
  

• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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