the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Job 20:6
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Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens and their heads touch the clouds,
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Though his height mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches 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 excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to the clouds,
"Though his pride reaches the heavens And his head touches the clouds,
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
Thouy his pride `stieth in to heuene, and his heed touchith the cloudis,
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
Though their pride and power may reach to the sky,
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;
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 unto the clouds;
Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto 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 excellencie mount vp to the heauen, and his head reache vnto the cloudes,
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,
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 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 arrogance reaches heaven,and his head touches the clouds,
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to 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 his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --
Though he be magnified vp to the heaue, so that his heade reacheth vnto the cloudes:
"Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds,
"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
Though his loftiness goes up to 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
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord , and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
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.
