Job 20:3

Job 20:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
• New International Version (NIV)I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I hear censure that insults me, and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.

Context of Job 20:3

1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: 2“I must reply because I am greatly disturbed. I’ve had to endure your insults, but now my spirit prompts me to reply. 4“Don’t you realize that from the beginning of time, ever since people were first placed on the earth, 5the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

Job 20:3 word by word

מוּסַ֣ר כְּלִמָּתִ֣י אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the checkמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• of my reproachכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• and the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of my understandingבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998
• causeth me to answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030

Cross-references for Job 20:3

• Job 19:29You should fear punishment yourselves, for your attitude deserves punishment. Then you will know that there is indeed a judgment.”
• Job 20:2“I must reply because I am greatly disturbed.
• Job 27:11I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.
• Job 33:3I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
• Psalms 49:3For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.
• Psalms 78:2for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

Commentaries on Job 20:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I have heard the check of my reproach - Some suppose that Zophar quotes the words of Job, and that some words should be supplied to indicate this meaning; e.g., "I have heard (sayest thou) the check or charge of my reproach?" Or it may refer to what Job says of Zophar and his companions, Job 19:2, Job 19:3; : How long will ye vex may soul - these ten times have ye reproached me. Zophar therefore assumes his old ground, and retracts nothing of what he had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I have heard the check of my reproach - I have heard your violent and severe language reproaching us. Probably he refers to what Job had said in the close of his speech Job 19:29, that they had occasion to dread the wrath of God, and that they might anticipate heavy judgments as the result of their opinions. Or it may be, as Schultens supposes, that he refers to what Job said in Job 19:2, and the rebuke that he had administered there. Or possibly, and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. check of my reproach--that is, the castigation intended as a reproach (literally, "shame") to me. spirit of ... understanding--my rational spirit; answering to "calm thoughts" (Job 20:2). In spite of thy reproach urging me to "hastiness." I will answer in calm reason.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Rain
• Short
• Check
• 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