3 Will your idle talk reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?
3 Should thy lies
3 Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you?
3 Job, do you think you can carry on like this and we'll say nothing? That we'll let you rail and mock and not step in?
3 Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?
3 Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn't someone make you ashamed?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 11:3
Commentary on Job 11:1-6
(Read Job 11:1-6)
Zophar attacked Job with great vehemence. He represented him as a man that loved to hear himself speak, though he could say nothing to the purpose, and as a man that maintained falsehoods. He desired God would show Job that less punishment was exacted than he deserved. We are ready, with much assurance, to call God to act in our quarrels, and to think that if he would but speak, he would take our part. We ought to leave all disputes to the judgment of God, which we are sure is according to truth; but those are not always right who are most forward to appeal to the Divine judgment.