Job 13:1 Cross References - JPS_ASV_Byz

¹ Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

¹² Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

⁹ Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; ¹⁰ Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields; ¹¹ So that He setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety. ¹² He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial. ¹³ He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. ¹⁴ They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night. ¹⁵ But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. ¹⁶ So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

²⁷ Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

⁸ For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out - ⁹ For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow - ¹⁰ Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

⁹ Who knoweth not among all these, that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? ¹⁰ In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. - ¹¹ Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its food? ¹² Is wisdom with aged men, and understanding in length of days? - ¹³ With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding. ¹⁴ Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. ¹⁵ Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. ¹⁶ With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His. ¹⁷ He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools. ¹⁸ He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle. ¹⁹ He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty. ²⁰ He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders. ²¹ He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong. ²² He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. ²³ He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away. ²⁴ He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. ²⁵ They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

¹⁷ I will tell thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare - ¹⁸ Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it;

³ Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. ⁴ Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will speak; I will demand of Thee, and declare Thou unto me. ⁵ I had heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth Thee; ⁶ Wherefore I abhor my words, and repent, seeing I am dust and ashes.

³ That which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us, ⁴ We will not hide from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength, and His wondrous works that He hath done.

³ that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ: