Job 20:3

"“Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me."

Key Reflection

In Job 20:3, the phrase indicates a rapid and spontaneous response of the mind, suggesting that Job's thoughts are quick to react due to his emotional state. This reflects the intense turmoil and inner conflict Job experiences, highlighting the immediacy with which he processes his situation despite his anguish.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I have heard the check of my reproach -I have heard your violent and severe language reproaching us. Probably he refers to what Job had said in the close of his speechJob 19:29, that they had occasion to dread the wrath of God, and that they might anticipate heavy judgments as the result of their opinions. Or it may be, as Schultens supposes, that he refers to what Job said inJob 19:2, and the rebuke that he had administered there.

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