Chapters
Job (42 chapters)
Job 11
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Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
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11.2 full…: Heb. of lips
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Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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11.3 lies: or, devices
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For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
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And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
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Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
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11.8 as high…: Heb. the heights of heaven
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The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
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11.10 cut…: or, make a change
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11.10 hinder…: Heb. turn him away?
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For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
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For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
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11.12 vain: Heb. empty
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If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
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If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
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For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
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And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
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11.17 be clearer…: Heb. arise above
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And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
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Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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11.19 make suit…: Heb. intreat thy face
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
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11.20 they shall…: Heb. flight shall perish from them
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11.20 the giving…: or, a puff of breath