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Job 20:6
6He may think that he is more important than other people. He may be proud of the honour that he receives.
Job 20:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
- New International Version (NIV)Though the pride of the godless person reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds,
Context of Job 20:6
4I am sure that you know this fact. It has been true from long ago, since people first lived on the earth. 5You know that a wicked person is only happy for a short time. His joy continues only for a moment. He may think that he is more important than other people. He may be proud of the honour that he receives. 7But he will disappear for ever, like dung that people throw away. His friends will ask, “Where is he?” 8He will disappear like a dream that quickly goes away. Nobody can find him any more.
Read all of Job 20Job 20:6 word by word
אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 20:6
- Genesis 11:4They said, ‘Let us build a city to live in. We should also build a very tall tower. The tower will go up into the heavens. Then we will always be famous. If we do that, we will not have to separate and go to live in different places on the earth.’
- Isaiah 14:13You said to yourself, “I will go up into heaven. I will put my throne above the stars of God. I will rule as king on the mountain in the far north, where the gods of the nations meet together.
- Daniel 4:11The tree grew taller and stronger. Its top touched the sky, so that everyone in the world could see it.
- Amos 9:2They might try to dig deep into the earth to save themselves. But my strong hand will pull them out of there. They might climb up into the sky. But I will pull them down from there.
- Obadiah 1:3You think that you are better than other people. And so you believe something that is not true. You live in a place that is difficult to reach. Your home is high up in a place among rocks. You say to yourself, “Nobody can reach us up here.”
- Matthew 11:23And what will happen to you people in Capernaum? You think that God will lift you up to heaven, do you? No! He will throw you down to Hades, the place for dead people. I did powerful things in your town. If I had done these powerful things in Sodom, it would still be there today.
Commentaries on Job 20:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens - Probably referring to the original state of Adam, of whose fall he appears to have spoken, Job 20:4. He was created in the image of God; but by his sin against his Maker he fell into wretchedness, misery, death, and destruction.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens - Though he attain to the highest pitch of honor and prosperity. The Septuagint renders this, “Though his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice should touch the clouds;” a sentence conveying a true and a beautiful idea, but which is not a translation of the Hebrew. The phrases, to go up to heaven, and to touch the clouds, often occur to denote anything that is greatly exalted, or that is very high…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Is 14:13; Ob 3, 4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 20
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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