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Job 11 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:1 - Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:2 - “Should a multitude of words go unanswered,
and a man full of talk be judged right?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:3 - Should your babble silence men,
and when you mock, shall no one shame you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:4 - For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure,
and I am clean in God’s[fn] eyes.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:5 - But oh, that God would speak
and open his lips to you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:6 - and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For he is manifold in understanding.[fn]
Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 - “Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:8 - It is higher than heaven[fn]—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:9 - Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:10 - If he passes through and imprisons
and summons the court, who can turn him back?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 - For he knows worthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:12 - But a stupid man will get understanding
when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:13 - “If you prepare your heart,
you will stretch out your hands toward him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
and let not injustice dwell in your tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 - Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish;
you will be secure and will not fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:16 - You will forget your misery;
you will remember it as waters that have passed away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:17 - And your life will be brighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - And you will feel secure, because there is hope;
you will look around and take your rest in security.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:19 - You will lie down, and none will make you afraid;
many will court your favor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:20 - But the eyes of the wicked will fail;
all way of escape will be lost to them,
and their hope is to breathe their last.”
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Hebrew your
The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Hebrew The heights of heaven
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Job Chapter 11 — Additional Translations:

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