Zophar


In the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Book of Job, Zophar the Naamathite is one of the three friends of Job who visits to comfort him during his illness. His comments can be found in and . He suggests that Job's suffering could be divine punishment, and goes into great detail about the consequences of living a life of sin.

Speeches

Unlike friends Bildad and Eliphaz, Zophar only speaks twice to Job. He is the most impetuous and dogmatic of the three. Zophar is the first to accuse Job directly of wickedness; averring indeed that his punishment is too good for him, he rebukes Job's impious presumption in trying to find out the unsearchable secrets of God ; and yet, like the rest of the friends, promises peace and restoration on condition of penitence and putting away iniquity.