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Job 8 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Bildad Says God Rewards the Good

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Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

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“How long will you say these things?

And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

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“Does God pervert justice?

Or does [fn]the Almighty pervert righteousness?

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“If your children have sinned against Him,

Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression and punished them.

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“If you would [diligently] seek God

And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

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Then, if you are pure and upright,

Surely now He will awaken for you

And restore your righteous place.

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“Though your beginning was insignificant,

Yet your end will greatly increase.

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“Inquire, please, of past generations,

And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.

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“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,

Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].

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“Will they (the fathers) not teach you and tell you,

And utter words from their hearts [the deepest part of their nature]?

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“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?

Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water?

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“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,

Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].

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“So are the paths of all who forget God;

And the hope of the godless will perish,

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For his confidence is fragile and breaks,

And his trust is [like] a spider’s web.

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“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;

He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.

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“He thrives and prospers [like a green plant] before the sun,

And his branches spread out over his garden.

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“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,

And he gazes at a house of stones.

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“If he is snatched from his place [in the garden],

Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’

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“Behold, this is the joy of His way;

And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].

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“Behold, God will not reject a man of integrity,

Nor will He strengthen or support evildoers.

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“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter

And your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].

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“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,

And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.”

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Heb Shaddai.
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