Job Chapter 11
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
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Did I say, Give unto me?
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Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?
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Or, Deliver me from the adversary’s hand?
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Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?
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Teach me, and I will hold my peace;
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And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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How forcible are words of uprightness!
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But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
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Do ye think to reprove words,
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Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
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Yea, ye would cast
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lots upon the fatherless,
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And make merchandise of your friend.
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Now therefore be pleased to look upon me;
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For surely I shall not lie to your face.
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Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice;
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Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
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Is there injustice on my tongue?
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Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?
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Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make [thee] ashamed?
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For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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But oh thatGod would speak, and open his lips against thee;
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And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know thatGod passeth by [much] of thine iniquity!
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Canst thou by searching find outGod? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
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[It is as] the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
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The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?
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For he knoweth vain men, and seeth wickedness when [man] doth not consider it;
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Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass.
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If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,
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If thou put far away the iniquity which is in thy hand, and let not wrong dwell in thy tents;
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Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear:
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For thou shalt forget misery; as waters that are passed away shalt thou remember it;
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And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning,
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And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.
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Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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Then Sophar the Minæan answered and said,
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He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short-lived offspring of woman.
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Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
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For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
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But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips with thee!
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Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
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Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?
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Heaven [is] high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
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Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
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And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
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For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].
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But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass of the desert.
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For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up [thine] hands towards him;
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if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put it far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
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For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
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And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
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And thy prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee [as] from the noon-day.
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And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
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For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
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But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites, dixit:
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Numquid qui multa loquitur, non et audiet? aut vir verbosus iustificabitur?
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Tibi soli tacebunt homines? et cum ceteros irriseris, a nullo confutaberis?
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Dixisti enim: Purus est sermo meus, et mundus sum in conspectu tuo.
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Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum, et aperiret labia sua tibi,
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Ut ostenderet tibi secreta sapientiæ, et quod multiplex esset lex eius, et intelligeres quod multo minora exigaris ab eo, quam meretur iniquitas tua.
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Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes, et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies?
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Excelsior cælo est, et quid facies? profundior inferno, et unde cognosces?
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Longior terra mensura eius, et latior mari.
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Si subverterit omnia, vel in unum coarctaverit, quis contradicet ei?
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Ipse enim novit hominum vanitatem, et videns iniquitatem, nonne considerat?
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Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur, et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat.
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Tu autem firmasti cor tuum, et expandisti ad eum manus tuas.
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Si iniquitatem, quæ est in manu tua, abstuleris a te, et non manserit in tabernaculo tuo iniustitia:
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Tunc levare poteris faciem tuam absque macula, et eris stabilis, et non timebis.
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Miseriæ quoque oblivisceris, et quasi aquarum quæ præterierunt recordaberis.
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Et quasi meridianus fulgor consurget tibi ad vesperam: et cum te consumptum putaveris, orieris ut lucifer.
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Et habebis fiduciam, proposita tibi spe, et defossus securus dormies.
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Requiesces, et non erit qui te exterreat: et deprecabuntur faciem tuam plurimi.
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Oculi autem impiorum deficient, et effugium peribit ab eis, et spes illorum abominatio animæ.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,
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“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
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Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?
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For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’
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But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
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that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
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“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
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They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
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Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
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For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.
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An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
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“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
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If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
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Surely then you will lift up your face without spot. Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,
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for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.
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Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.
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You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
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Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.
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But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --
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Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
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Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!
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And thou sayest, `Pure <FI>is<Fi> my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
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And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.
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And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, <FI>Some<Fi> of thine iniquity.
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By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?
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Heights of the heavens! --what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! --what knowest thou?
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Longer than earth <FI>is<Fi> its measure, And broader than the sea.
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If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?
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For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider <FI>it<Fi> !
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And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
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If thou--thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
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If iniquity <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
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For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
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For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
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And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest--as the morning thou art.
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And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched--in confidence thou liest down,
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And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
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And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope <FI>is<Fi> a breathing out of soul!
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).