Job 20:6

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

4Do you know this from ancient times, From the establishment of mankind on earth, 5That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary? Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds, 7He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ 8He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Like a vision of the night he is chased away.

Job 20:6 word by word

אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ׃Read the interlinear

• Thoughאִם'im · ifH518
• his arroganceשִׂיאώîy' · loftinessH7863
• reachesעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• And his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• touchesנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• the cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645

Cross-references for Job 20:6

• Genesis 11:4And they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.”
• Isaiah 14:13But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north.
• Daniel 4:11The tree grew large and became strong And its height reached to the sky, And it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
• Amos 9:2Though they dig into Sheol, From there My hand will take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there I will bring them down.
• Obadiah 1:3The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, The one who lives in the clefts of the rock, On the height of his dwelling place, Who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to earth?’
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that occurred in you had occurred in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

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

Topics related to Job 20:6

• Ambition
• Hypocrisy
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Rain
• Short
• Cloud
• Excellency
• Zophar

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