Job

Job 11 ©

1 Zophar sharply reproveth Job for justifying himself: 7 he sheweth that God's counsels are unsearchable; 13 and that repentance is the only sure way for him to recover lost happiness.

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THEN answered aZophar the Naamathite, and said,

a ch. 2.11.
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Should not the bmultitude of words be answered? and should 1a man full of talk be justified?

b Ac. 17.18. Ja. 1.19. Pr. 10.19. Ec. 5.7.
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Should thy 2lies make men hold their peace? and when thou cmockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

c ch. 6.14,15,25,26; 13.9; 17.2.
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For thou hast said, dMy doctrine is pure, and I eam clean in thine eyes.

d ch. 6.10,30; 42.7,8.
e ch. 10.7; 9.22; 34.5,6; 35.2.
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But foh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

f ch. 9.35; 38-41.
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And that he would shew thee the gsecrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God hexacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

g Da. 2.28. Ps. 25.14. Ep. 3.10. Mat. 13.11. Ro. 11.33,34.
h Ezr. 9.13. La. 3.22,39. ch. 33.27. Ps. 103.10.
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iCanst thou by searching jfind out God? canst thou find out the Almighty kunto perfection?

i Ps. 139.6-10. Ec. 8.17.
j Ec. 3.11. Is. 40.28. Ro. 11.33. ch. 26.14; 36.26. 1Co. 2.9. Ep. 3.18,19.
k ch. 26.10; 28.3.
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It is l3as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

l Ps. 92.5; 147.5. Ro. 11.33. Ep. 3.18,19.
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The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

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mIf he 4cut off, and nshut up, or gather together, then 5who can hinder him?

m ch. 12.14. Re. 3.7. Ps. 41.8; 76.7. De. 32.30,39. Ex. 18.11.
n Le. 13.4.
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For he oknoweth pvain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it ?

o Je. 17.10. He. 4.13. Re. 2.23. Ps. 10.14. Jn. 2.24,25.
p Ps. 26.4.
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For 6vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

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If thou qprepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

q ch. 5.8; 22.21. 2Ch. 12.14; 19.3. Ps. 143.6. 1Sa. 7.3.
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If iniquity be rin thine hand, sput it far away, and let not wickedness tdwell in thy *tabernacles.

r Is. 1.15. Ps. 26.10; 66.18.
s Ja. 4.8. Ps. 24.4; 26.8. 1Ti. 2.8.
t Je. 4.14; 13.27. Ps. 101.3.
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For then shalt thou ulift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

u ch. 22.26; 10.15. 1Jn. 3.21. Ge. 4.5,6. 2Co. 1.12.
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Because thou shalt vforget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

v Ge. 41.51. Is. 54.4; 65.16. Jn. 16.21. Pr. 31.6,7.
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wAnd thine age shall 7be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

w Ps. 17.14; 37.6; 39.5; 112.4. Mi. 7.9. Phi. 2.15. Is. 58.8,10. Pr. 4.18. Ca. 6.10.
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And xthou shalt be *secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

x Ps. 3.5; 4.8; 127.2. Le. 26.5. Pr. 3.24. Eze. 34.25.
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Also ythou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, zmany shall 8make suit unto thee.

y Is. 17.2. Zep. 3.13.
z Pr. 19.6. Ps. 45.12. Ge. 26.26.
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But athe eyes of the wicked bshall fail, and 9they shall not escape, and ctheir hope shall be as 10the giving up of the ghost.

a ch. 17.5.
b ch. 31.16. Ps. 69.3,23. Je. 14.6. La. 4.17. De. 28.65.
c ch. 8.14; 18.14. Je. 2.25. Eze. 37.11. Pr. 11.7.