Verse Lens · Context pointer
Job 20:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
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Role in This Section
Zophar states “I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer” as one poetic claim in Zophar Answers with the Wicked's Brief Triumph.
Read It With
- Job 20:1–20:9
Follow Job 20:1–20:9, not verse 20:3 alone. Zophar states “I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer” as one poetic claim in Zophar Answers with the Wicked's Brief Triumph. The paragraph's controlling limit is: The speech's generalization is aimed at Job but does not establish that Job's former prosperity or present loss came from wickedness.
Why It Needs Context
Job 20:3 performs a local role inside “Zophar Answers with the Wicked's Brief Triumph.” Zophar states “I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer” as one poetic claim in Zophar Answers with the Wicked's Brief Triumph. The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Job 20:1–20:9 — Zophar Answers with the Wicked's Brief TriumphSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Job 20:1–20:9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Job
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a complete apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Job.xml, OSIS 20:1–20:9
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