His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
His children will have to beg from the poor for help, and he will have to give back with his own hands what he stole.
This verse describes how a wicked person's family will become so poor they'll need help from those they once looked down on, and the person will have to return what they wrongfully took.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, Chapter 20, Zophar is one of Job's friends who is responding to Job's anguish by describing the inevitable downfall of the wicked. Zophar argues that the wicked person's prosperity will be reversed, with their children forced to seek favor from the poor and the wrongdoer compelled to return stolen goods, reflecting ancient Near Eastern beliefs in divine retribution for injustice. This fits into the broader biblical narrative of wisdom literature, which explores themes of suffering and God's sovereignty.
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