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Job 20:6
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Though his arrogance reaches heaven,and his head touches the clouds,
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to the clouds,
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
Their pride may be as high as the heavens, and their heads may touch the clouds,
Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
"Though his pride reaches the heavens And his head touches the clouds,
"Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to the clouds,
Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauen, and his head reache vnto the cloudes,
Though his loftiness goes up to the heavens,And his head touches the clouds,
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
His pride may mount to the heavens, his head may touch the clouds;
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
Maybe an evil man's pride will reach up to the sky, and his head will touch the clouds.
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds,
They may grow great, towering to the sky, so great that their heads reach the clouds,
Even though his stature mounts up to the heaven, and his head reaches to the clouds,
Though his height mounts up to the heavens, and his head touches to the clouds,
Though he be magnified vp to the heaue, so that his heade reacheth vnto the cloudes:
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
Though he is lifted up to the heavens, and his head goes up to the clouds;
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto the clouds:
Though he be magnified vp to the heauen, so that his head reacheth vnto the cloudes:
although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Thouy his pride `stieth in to heuene, and his heed touchith the cloudis,
Though his height mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds;
Though his excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;
Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds,
Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens and their heads touch the clouds,
Even if his pride is as high as the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
Even though they mount up high as the heavens, and their head reaches to the clouds,
Though his elevation mount up to the heavens, and, his head, to the clouds, doth reach,
If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds:
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --
"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
his excellency: Genesis 11:4, Isaiah 14:13, Isaiah 14:14, Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:22, Amos 9:2, Obadiah 1:3, Obadiah 1:4, Matthew 11:23
clouds: Heb. cloud
Reciprocal: Psalms 52:5 - pluck
Cross-References
except the one in the middle. He told us not to eat fruit from that tree or even to touch it. If we do, we will die."
God spoke to Abimelech in another dream and said: I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sleeping with Sarah and doing anything wrong.
Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.
Then Abimelech warned his people that anyone who even touched Isaac or Rebekah would be put to death.
and that he keeps cheating me by changing my wages time after time. But God has protected me.
While Jacob and his family were traveling through Canaan, God terrified the people in the towns so much that no one dared bother them.
No one in my master's house is more important than I am. The only thing he hasn't given me is you, and that's because you are his wife. I won't sin against God by doing such a terrible thing as this."
I will force the nations out of your land and enlarge your borders. Then no one will try to take your property when you come to worship me these three times each year.
but please take this gift of food that I've brought and share it with your followers. The Lord has kept you from taking revenge and from killing innocent people. But I hope your enemies and anyone else who wants to harm you will end up like Nabal. I swear this by the living Lord and by your life.
If you hadn't come to meet me so quickly, every man and boy in Nabal's family and in his servants' families would have been killed by morning. I swear by the living Lord God of Israel who protected you that this is the truth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens,.... Though, in worldly grandeur and glory, he should arrive to such a pitch as the Assyrian monarch was ambitious of, as to ascend into heaven, exalt his throne above the stars of God, and be like the Most High; or be comparable to such a tree, by which the greatness of Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom is expressed, the height whereof reached unto heaven,
Isaiah 14:12;
and his head reach unto the clouds; being lifted up with pride, because of his greatness, and looking with contempt and scorn on others; the Septuagint version is, "if his gifts ascend up to heaven", c. which well agrees with an hypocrite possessed of great gifts, and proud of them as Capernaum was highly favoured with external things, as the presence of Christ, his ministry and miracles, and so said to be exalted unto heaven, yet, because of its impenitence and unbelief, should be brought down to hell, Matthew 11:23.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Though 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. Thus, in Virgil,
It clamor coelo.
So Horace,
Sublimi feriam sidera vertice.
And again,
Attingit solium Joyis.
Compare Genesis 11:4, “Let us build us a tower whose top may reach unto heaven.” In Homer the expression not unfrequently occurs, τοῦ γὰρ κλέος οὐρανὸν ἵκει tou gar kleos ouranon hikei. In Seneca (Thyest. Act. v. ver. 1, 2,4,) similar expressions occur:
Aequalis astris gradior, et cunctos super
Altum superbo vertice attingens polum,
Dimitto superos: summa votorum attigi.
The “language” of Zophar would also well express the condition of many a hypocrite whose piety seems to be of the most exalted character, and who appears to have made most eminent attainments in religion. Such a man may “seem” to be a man of uncommon excellence. He may attract attention as having extraordinary sanctity. He may seem to have a remarkable spirit of prayer, and yet all may be false and hollow. Men who design to be hypocrites, aim usually to be “eminent” hypocrites; they who have true piety often, alas, aim at a much lower standard. A hypocrite cannot keep himself in countenance, or accomplish his purpose of imposing on the world, without the appearance of extraordinary devotedness to God; many a sincere believer is satisfied with much less of the appearance of religion. He is sincere and honest. He is conscious of true piety, and he attempts to impose on none. At the same time he makes no attempt scarcely “to be” what the hypocrite wishes “to appear” to be; and hence, the man that shall appear to be the most eminently devoted to God “may” be a hypocrite - yet usually not long. His zeal dies away, or he is suffered to fall into open sin, and to show that he had no true religion at heart.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 20:6. Though 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.
