Job 20:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 20:2

1 Then ^aZophar the Naamathite answered and said:

2 “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
Because of the turmoil within me.

3 I have heard the rebuke¹ that reproaches me,
And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.

4 “Do you not know this of ^aold,
Since man was placed on earth,

5 ^aThat the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a ^bmoment?

Verse Comparison: Job 20:2

American Standard Version
Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and I make haste [to offer it] for this reason.

Contemporary English Version
Your words are disturbing; now I must speak.

Darby English Version
Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.

Good News Bible
(SEE 20:1)

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

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond, Even because of my inward agitation.

New International Version
"My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.

New King James Version
“ Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
Because of the turmoil within me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond, Even because of my inward agitation.

Revised Standard Version
"Therefore my thoughts answer me, because of my haste within me.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.

New English Translation
“This is why¹ my troubled thoughts bring me back² – because of my feelings³ within me.