Job 10:3 Cross References - LEB

³ Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of the wicked?

²⁰ "Look, God will not reject the blameless, and he will not uphold the hand of evildoers.

²² It is all one; therefore I say, 'He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.'

²⁴ The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the face of its judge— if it is not he, then who is it?

¹⁵ You would call, and I myself* would answer you; you would long for the work of your hand.

¹⁶ Look, their prosperity is not in their hands; the schemes of the wicked are repugnant* to me.

¹⁸ Yet* he himself* filled up their houses with good things, but* the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.

⁵ for Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice. ⁶ Should I lie concerning my justice? Though I am without transgression, my wound caused by an arrow is incurable.' ⁷ What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water?

¹⁸ the one who says to a king, 'You worthless man,' to noblemen, 'You wicked man,' ¹⁹ who _⌊shows no partiality to officials_⌋* and who _⌊does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant_⌋,* for all of them are the work of his hands?

⁷ He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but* he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted. ⁸ "And if they are tied up with fetters, if they are caught in the cords of misery, ⁹ then* he declares their work to them, and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

¹⁷ But* you are obsessed with the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you. ¹⁸ Yes,* it is wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let the ransom's greatness turn you aside.

² "Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it."

⁸ "Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

³³ because Yahweh hears the needy and does not despise his own who are prisoners.

⁸ Yahweh accomplishes things for my benefit. O Yahweh, your loyal love endures forever; do not abandon the works of your hands.

⁸ Yet now Yahweh, you are our father; we are the clay and you are our _⌊potter_⌋,* and we all are the work of your hand.

¹ You will be in the right, O Yahweh, when I complain to you. Even so, let me speak my claims with you. Why does the way of the wicked succeed? All those who deal treacherously with treachery are at ease. ² Not only do you plant them, they take root. They grow, but also they produce fruit. You are near in their mouths, but far from their _⌊inmost beings_⌋.* ³ But you, O Yahweh, you know me, you see me, and you test that my heart is with you. Tear them apart like sheep for the slaughtering, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.

² He has driven me along, he brought darkness and not light. ³ Surely he has turned his hand against me, all day long. ⁴ He has worn out my flesh and skin, he has broken my bones. ⁵ _⌊He has besieged_⌋* and engulfed me with bitterness and hardship. ⁶ In darkness he has let me dwell like the dead of long ago. ⁷ He has built a wall around me, I cannot go out; he has made my bronze fetters heavy. ⁸ Though I cry out for help, he shuts out my prayers. ⁹ He has blocked my ways with dressed stones; he has made my paths crooked. ¹⁰ To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding. ¹¹ He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation. ¹² He has bent his bow and set me as the target for the arrow. ¹³ He shot _⌊the arrows of his quiver_⌋* into my kidneys. ¹⁴ I have become a laughingstock for all the people, their mocking song all day long. ¹⁵ He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me with wormwood. ¹⁶ He has broken my teeth on grit, he has trampled me down in ash. ¹⁷ My life has been removed from peace, I have forgotten goodness. ¹⁸ And I have said, "My glory is ruined, my expectation from Yahweh."

¹⁹ So then also those who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.