Job 20:6
New International Version
Though the pride of the godless person reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

New Living Translation
Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens and their heads touch the clouds,

English Standard Version
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

Berean Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

King James Bible
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

New King James Version
Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds,

New American Standard Bible
“Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

NASB 1995
“Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

NASB 1977
“Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

Legacy Standard Bible
Though his loftiness goes up to the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

Amplified Bible
“Though his pride reaches the heavens And his head touches the clouds,

Christian Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches heaven, and his head touches the clouds,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches heaven, and his head touches the clouds,

American Standard Version
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;

Contemporary English Version
Though their pride and power may reach to the sky,

English Revised Version
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If his height reaches to the sky and his head touches the clouds,

Good News Translation
They may grow great, towering to the sky, so great that their heads reach the clouds,

International Standard Version
Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,

Majority Standard Bible
Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

NET Bible
Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

New Heart English Bible
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

Webster's Bible Translation
Though his excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;

World English Bible
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Though his excellence goes up to the heavens, "" He strikes his head against a cloud—

Young's Literal Translation
Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --

Smith's Literal Translation
If his elevation shall go up to the heavens, and his head shall reach to the cloud;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds:

Catholic Public Domain Version
If his pride ascends even towards the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

New American Bible
Though his pride mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds,

New Revised Standard Version
Even though they mount up high as the heavens, and their head reaches to the clouds,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If his height ascends to Heaven and his head will arrive to the clouds
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked
5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary? 6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, 7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’…

Cross References
Isaiah 14:13-15
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Obadiah 1:3-4
The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Daniel 5:20
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

Psalm 73:18-20
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Isaiah 2:11-12
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Matthew 23:12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.

2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.


Treasury of Scripture

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;

his excellency

Genesis 11:4
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Isaiah 14:13,14
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: …

Daniel 4:11,22
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: …

clouds.

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Though his arrogance
The Hebrew word for "arrogance" here is "גָּאוֹן" (ga'on), which conveys a sense of pride, haughtiness, or exaltation. In the context of the Book of Job, this term is often associated with the self-assuredness of the wicked, who believe they are beyond reproach or consequence. Historically, arrogance is a recurring theme in the Bible, often leading to downfall, as seen in the accounts of figures like Pharaoh or Nebuchadnezzar. This phrase serves as a caution against the sin of pride, reminding believers that humility is a virtue esteemed by God.

reaches the heavens
The imagery of reaching the heavens is a hyperbolic expression used to describe the extent of one's pride or ambition. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the heavens were considered the realm of the divine, and to reach them symbolically suggested an attempt to usurp or rival God's authority. This phrase echoes the narrative of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:4), where humanity's pride led them to build a tower to the heavens, resulting in divine intervention and dispersion. It serves as a reminder of the futility of human pride in the face of divine sovereignty.

and his head touches the clouds
This phrase continues the metaphor of excessive pride and ambition. The imagery of one's head touching the clouds suggests an inflated sense of self-importance and grandeur. In biblical literature, clouds often symbolize the presence and majesty of God (Exodus 13:21, Matthew 17:5). Thus, the idea of a person's head touching the clouds can be seen as an audacious attempt to elevate oneself to the level of the divine. This serves as a warning against the dangers of self-exaltation and the inevitable humbling that follows, as God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).

Verse 6. - Though his excellency mount up to the heavens. "Though he reach," i.e., "the highest pitch of prosperity" (comp. Psalm 73:9). And his head reach unto the clouds (comp. Daniel 4:22, "Thou, O king, art grown and become strong: and thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven").

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Though
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

his arrogance
שִׂיא֑וֹ (śî·’ōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7863: Elevation

reaches
יַעֲלֶ֣ה (ya·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

the heavens,
לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (laš·šā·ma·yim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

and his head
וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ (wə·rō·šōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

touches
יַגִּֽיעַ׃ (yag·gî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

the clouds,
לָעָ֥ב (lā·‘āḇ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 5645: An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse


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