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Job 20

Job 20 ( Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)): Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Millennial Frameworks: Historical Interpretations of Revelation 20 —The interpretation of the 1,000-year reign in Revelation 20:1-6 is one of the classic open debates in Christian theology, giving rise to Premillennialism (Historic and Dispensational), Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism. No single view commands universal consensus.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Uz (Ancient biblical location referenced in Job 1:1 , Jer 25:20 , Lam 4:21 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Job 20:1 : "Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,"; Job 20:20 : "Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired."; Job 20:4 : "Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,". Related canonical books and chapters: Job 20 ( Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)), Job (Old Testament • 42 Chapters), Acts 20 ( Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)).

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Job 20
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Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Job
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 42 Chapters

Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."

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Book of Job
VIDEO 81%
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Job examining the mystery of suffering, divine wisdom, the inadequacy of the retribution principle, and trusting God's complex cosmic order.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Uz
80% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 30.033°N, 36.448°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Job 1:1 , Jer 25:20 , Lam 4:21 .

בָּשָׂר
basar (bāśār) [baw-SAWR]
H1320 Hebrew noun masculine 273x
flesh, body, humanity, frailty

Flesh, physical body, humanity; expresses human kinship ('one flesh') and creaturely transience in contrast to the eternal Spirit of God.

Derivation: From בָּשַׂר (H1319) to be fresh.
Acts 20
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Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia . And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece , And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wai... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Greece , Syria , Asia , Berea .

John 20
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John • Chapter 20 (31 verses)

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away ... Mentions: Mary , Simon , Yeshua the Messiah .

Luke 20
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Luke • Chapter 20 (47 verses)

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .

Matthew 20
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Matthew • Chapter 20 (34 verses)

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho .

Revelation 20
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Revelation • Chapter 20 (15 verses)

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Gog , Magog .

1 Chronicles 20
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (8 verses)

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon , and came and besieged Rabbah . But David tarried at Jerusalem . And Joab smote Rabbah , and destroyed... Mentions: Ammon , David , Jair , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Rabbah, Jerusalem , Gezer .

1 Kings 20
55% Chapter
1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)

And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .

1 Samuel 20
55% Chapter
1 Samuel • Chapter 20 (42 verses)

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah , and came and said before Jonathan , What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or ... Mentions: David , Jonathan , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Jesse , Naioth , Ramah 1 .

2 Chronicles 20
55% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (37 verses)

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab , and the children of Ammon , and with them other beside the Ammonites , came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat , saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea... Mentions: Moab , Ammon , Ammonites , Jehoshaphat, Judah , Syria , Jerusalem , Seir .

2 Kings 20
54% Chapter
2 Kings • Chapter 20 (21 verses)

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech the... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), David , Ahaz , Judah , Assyria , Babylon .

2 Samuel 20
54% Chapter
2 Samuel • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba , the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David , neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, O Israel . So every man of Israel went up from ... Mentions: David , Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Judah , Abel , Sheba , Jordan , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

Chiliasm, Historic Premillennialism, Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism

The interpretation of the 1,000-year reign in Revelation 20:1-6 is one of the classic open debates in Christian theology, giving rise to Premillennialism (Historic and Dispensational), Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism. No single view commands universal consensus.

Deuteronomy 20
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 20 (20 verses)

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt . And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Exodus 20
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Exodus • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Ezekiel 20
53% Chapter
Ezekiel • Chapter 20 (49 verses)

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel , and say unto ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Egypt , Bamah .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

Isaiah 20
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Isaiah • Chapter 20 (6 verses)

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod , (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod , and took it; At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And ... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Ashdod, Assyria , Egypt , Ethiopia .

Judges 20
53% Chapter
Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .

Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin , which was by the house of the Lord.... Mentions: Benjamin , Judah , Immer , Babylon .

Job 1
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Job • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five h...

Job 2
52% Chapter
Job • Chapter 2 (13 verses)

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the ear... Mentions: Eliphaz .

Job 3
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Job • Chapter 3 (26 verses)

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Job 4
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Job • Chapter 4 (21 verses)

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Mentions: Eliphaz .

Job 5
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Job • Chapter 5 (27 verses)

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 6
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Job • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

But Job answered and said, Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. Mentions: Tema , Sheba .

Job 7
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Job • Chapter 7 (21 verses)

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to...

Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Exodus 20 (Ten Commandments)
IMAGE • manuscripts

The Decalogue preserved with upper and lower cantillation marks in the Tiberian masoretic tradition.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Cyrus Cylinder — Declaration of Persian Return (Ezra 1)
IMAGE • archaeology

Ancient clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform (539 BCE) detailing Cyrus the Great's decree permitting exiled peoples to return to their homelands and rebuild their sanctuaries.

Babylonian Cuneiform Scribes of Cyrus II • British Museum, London (BM 90920) / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Raphael — The Transfiguration (1520, Vatican Museums)
IMAGE • artwork

Raphael's final masterpiece juxtaposing Christ 's heavenly glory on Mount Tabor with the demon-possessed boy below.

Raphael Sanzio • Vatican Museums / Victoria and Albert Museum Public Domain Mark 1.0
Job 8
52% Chapter
Job • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Job 9
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Job • Chapter 9 (35 verses)

Then Job answered and said, I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

Scripture Passages (24)

Job 20:1 (KJV)
Job 20 KJV

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

Job 20:4 (KJV)
Job 20 KJV

Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

Job 20:2 (KJV)
Job 20 KJV

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.

Job 20:6 (KJV)
Job 20 KJV

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

Job 20:3 (KJV)
Job 20 KJV

I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

Job 20:5 (KJV)
Job 20 KJV

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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