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Job 11 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Zophar Rebukes Job

Job 11:1

Job 11:1Then Zophar the Naamathite [fn]answered,

Job 11:2

Job 11:2“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?

Job 11:3

Job 11:3“Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

Job 11:4

Job 11:4“For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,
And I am innocent in your eyes.’

Job 11:5

Job 11:5“But would that God might speak,
And open His lips against you,

Job 11:6

Job 11:6And show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom [fn]has two sides.
Know then that God [fn]forgets a part of your iniquity.

Job 11:7

Job 11:7“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

Job 11:8

Job 11:8“They are high as [fn]the heavens, what can you do?
Deeper than [fn]Sheol, what can you know?

Job 11:9

Job 11:9“Its measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.

Job 11:10

Job 11:10“If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

Job 11:11

Job 11:11“For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity [fn]without investigating.

Job 11:12

Job 11:12“[fn]An idiot will become intelligent
When the [fn]foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

Job 11:13

Job 11:13“If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,

Job 11:14

Job 11:14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

Job 11:15

Job 11:15“Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect,
And you would be steadfast and not fear.

Job 11:16

Job 11:16“For you would forget your trouble,
As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

Job 11:17

Job 11:17“Your [fn]life would be [fn]brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.

Job 11:18

Job 11:18“Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.

Job 11:19

Job 11:19“You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would entreat your [fn]favor.

Job 11:20

Job 11:20“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And [fn]there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is [fn]to breathe their last.”
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: answered and said
Literally: is double
Literally: causes to be forgotten for you
Literally: the heights of heaven
I.e. the nether world
Or, even He does not consider
Literally: A hollow man
Literally: donkey
Literally: duration of life
Literally: above noonday
Literally: face
Literally: escape has perished from them
Literally: the expiring of the soul
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