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Zophar
Rebukes Job |
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Job 11:1 |
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Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, |
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Job 11:2 |
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"Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And
a talkative man be acquitted? |
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Job 11:3 |
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"Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you
scoff and none rebuke? |
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Job 11:4 |
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"For you have said, 'My teaching is pure, And
I am innocent in your eyes.' |
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Job 11:5 |
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"But would that God might speak, And open His
lips against you, |
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Job 11:6 |
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And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound
wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity. |
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Job 11:7 |
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"Can you discover the depths of God? Can you
discover the limits of the Almighty? |
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Job 11:8 |
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"They are high as the heavens, what can you
do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know? |
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Job 11:9 |
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"Its measure is longer than the earth And broader
than the sea. |
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Job 11:10 |
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"If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly,
who can restrain Him? |
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Job 11:11 |
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"For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity
without investigating. |
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Job 11:12 |
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"An idiot will become intelligent When the foal
of a wild donkey is born a man. |
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Job 11:13 |
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"If you would direct your heart right And spread
out your hand to Him, |
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Job 11:14 |
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If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents; |
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Job 11:15 |
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"Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without
moral defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear. |
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Job 11:16 |
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"For you would forget your trouble, As waters
that have passed by, you would remember it. |
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Job 11:17 |
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"Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness
would be like the morning. |
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Job 11:18 |
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"Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely. |
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Job 11:19 |
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"You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would entreat your favor. |
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Job 11:20 |
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"But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there
will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last." |
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