Job 11:2

Job 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
• New International Version (NIV)“Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be vindicated?

Context of Job 11:2

1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated? 3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? 4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’

Job 11:2 word by word

הֲרֹ֣ב דְּ֭בָרִים לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶ֑ה וְאִם־אִ֖ישׁ שְׂפָתַ֣יִם יִצְדָּֽק׃Read the interlinear

• Should this streamרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• go unansweredלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• go unansweredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and suchאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• a speakerאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• a speakerשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: wordsH8193
• be vindicatedצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663

Cross-references for Job 11:2

• Job 16:3Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
• Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
• Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
• Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
• Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
• James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Commentaries on Job 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Should not the multitude of words be answered? - Some translate, "To multiply words profiteth nothing." And should a man full of talk be justified - שפתים איש ish sephathayim, "a man of lips," a proper appellation for a great talker: he is "a man of lips," i.e., his lips are the only active parts of his system.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Should 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 in Hebrew “of lips.” The phrase is evidently a Hebraism, to denote a great talker - a man of mere lips, or empty sound. Zophar asks whether such a man could be justified or vindicated. It will be recollected that taciturnity was with the Orientals a much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3This stream of words: Those who are foolish and those who sin often talk too much, but Job was innocent (Proverbs 10:8, 14; Proverbs 10:19). Will you scoff without rebuke?: Zophar thought Job's comments were full of sin because he was making fun of God's justice (Job 10:2–7, 13–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-20FIRST SERIES. 2. Zophar assails Job for his empty words, and indirectly, the two friends, for their weak reply. Taciturnity is highly prized among Orientals (Pr 10:8, 19).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 11:2

• Uncharitableness
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Confess
• Deserve
• Measure
• Mock
• Suit
• Talk
• Christianity
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings