Job 11 Cross References - MSTC

¹ Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, ² "Should not he that maketh many words, be answered? Should he that babbleth much, be commended therein? ³ Should men give ear unto thee only? Thou wilt laugh other men to scorn; and shall nobody mock thee again? ⁴ Wilt thou say unto God, 'The thing that I take in hand is perfect, and I am clean in thy sight'? ⁵ O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee, ⁶ that he might show thee out of his secret wisdom how manifold his law is! Then shouldest thou know that God had forgotten thee, because of thy sins. ⁷ "Wilt thou find out God with thy seeking? Wilt thou attain to the perfectness of the Almighty? ⁸ He is higher than heaven; what wilt thou do? Deeper than hell; how wilt thou then know him? ⁹ His length exceedeth the length of the earth, and his breadth the breadth of the sea. ¹⁰ Though he turn all things upside down, close them in, or thrust them together, who dare check him therefore? ¹¹ For it is he that knoweth the vanity of men. He seeth their wickedness also; should he not then consider it? ¹² A vain body exalteth himself, and man, newborn, is like a wild ass's colt. ¹³ "If thou hadst now a right heart, and liftest up thine hands toward him; ¹⁴ if thou wouldst put away the wickedness which thou hast in hand, so that no ungodliness dwelt in thy house; ¹⁵ Then mightest thou lift up thy face without shame! Then shouldest thou be sure, and have no need to fear. ¹⁶ Then shouldest thou forget thy misery, and think no more upon it, than upon the waters that run by. ¹⁷ Then should the residue of thy life be as clear as the noon day, and spring forth as the morning. ¹⁸ Then mightest thou have comfort, in the hope that thou hast; and sleep quietly, when thou art buried. ¹⁹ Then shouldest thou take thy rest, and no man to make thee afraid, yea many one should set much by thee. ²⁰ As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."

¹¹ Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him.

¹ Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

² "How long wilt thou talk of such things? How long shall thy mouth speak so proud words?

³ Shall not thy vain words come yet to an end? Or, hast thou yet any more to say?

² "When will ye make an end of your words? Mark well, and consider, we will speak also.

¹¹ A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth; a malicious and wicked person shall be hunted away, and destroyed.

¹⁹ Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.

¹⁸ Certain Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, disputed with him. And some there were which said, "What will this babbler say?" Others said, "He seemeth to be a tidings-bringer of new devils," because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

¹⁹ Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

⁴ Thus, he that calleth upon God, and whom God heareth, is mocked of his neighbour; the godly and innocent man is laughed to scorn.

⁴ As for you, ye are workmasters of lies, and unprofitable physicians altogether.

⁹ Shall that help you, when he calleth you to reckoning? Think ye to beguile him, as a man is beguiled?

² "Should a wise man's answer be as the science of the wind, and fill his belly with the wind of the east? ³ Thou reprovest with words, that are worth nothing; and speakest the things which can do no good!

² Froward men are with me, and mine eye must continue in the bitterness of them.

³ Suffer me a little, that I may speak also, and then laugh my words to scorn, if ye will.

²⁵ Is it not so? Who will then reprove me as a liar, and say that my words are nothing worth?"

⁷ Where is there such one as Job, that drinketh up scornfulness like water?

¹⁶ With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

¹⁶ Make their faces ashamed, O LORD, that they may seek thy name.

¹⁷ I dwell not among the council of scorners, neither is my delight therein: but I dwell only in the fear of thy hand, for thou hast filled me with bitterness.

¹⁴ If any man obey not our sayings, send us word of him by a letter: and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed:

⁸ and with the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.

¹⁸ how that they told you that there should be beguilers in the last time, which should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

¹⁰ Then should I have some comfort: yea, I would desire him in my pain, that he should not spare, for I will not be against the words of the holy one.

²⁹ Turn into your own selves, I pray you: be indifferent judges, and consider my guiltlessness: ³⁰ whether there be any unrighteousness in my tongue, or vain words in my mouth.

²⁰ I have offended; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? Why hast thou made me to stand in thy way, and am so heavy a burden unto myself?

² "I know it is so of a truth: for how may a man, compared unto God, be justified? ³ If he will argue with him, he shall not be able to answer him unto one among a thousand.

⁷ Whereas, notwithstanding, thou knowest that I am no wicked person, and that there is no man able to deliver me out of thine hand.

⁴ Who can make it clean, that cometh from an unclean thing? Nobody.

⁵ And why? Job hath said, 'I am righteous, but God doth me wrong.' ⁶ I must needs be a liar, though my cause be right, and violently am I plagued whereas I made no fault.'

² "Thinkest thou it right, that thou saidst, 'I am righteous before God?'

¹⁵ but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with meekness and fear:

³ O that I might see him and find him: O that I might come before his seat, ⁴ to plead my cause before him, and to fill my mouth with arguments: ⁵ That I might know, what answer he would give me: and that I might understand, what he would say unto me. ⁶ Will he plead against me with his great power and strength? No, but he will make me the stronger. ⁷ He that is just shall enter disputation with him, and my judge shall deliver me forever.

³⁵ O that I had one which would hear me. Lo, this is my cause: Let the almighty give me answer, and let him that is my contrary party, sue me with libel.

⁶ Behold, before God am I, even as thou, for I am fashioned and made even of the same mould. ⁷ Therefore, thou needest not be afraid of me, neither needest thou to fear that my authority shall be too heavy for thee. ⁸ "Now hast thou spoken in mine ears, and I have heard the voice of thy words: ⁹ 'I am clean without any fault, I am innocent, and there is no wickedness in me. ¹⁰ But lo, he hath picked a quarrel against me, and taketh me for his enemy: ¹¹ He hath put my foot in the stocks, and looketh narrowly unto all my paths.' ¹² "Behold, unto these unreasonable words of thine will I make answer. Should God be reproved of man? ¹³ Why dost thou then strive against him? Because he giveth thee no accounts of all his doings? ¹⁴ For when God doth once command a thing, there should no man be curious to search whether it be right. ¹⁵ In dreams and visions of the night season - When slumbering cometh upon men, that they fall a sleep in their beds - ¹⁶ he roundeth them in the ears, he informeth them, and showeth them plainly, ¹⁷ that it is he, which withdraweth man from evil, delivereth him from pride, ¹⁸ keepeth his soul from destruction, and his life from the sword.

¹ When spake the LORD unto Job out of the storm, and said, ² "What is he that hideth his mind with foolish words?

¹ Moreover, God spake unto Job, and said, ² "Can he that striveth with the Almighty be at rest? Should not he which disputeth with God, give him an answer?" ³ Job answered the LORD, saying, ⁴ "Behold, I am too vile a person to answer thee, therefore will I lay my hand upon my mouth. ⁵ Once or twice have I spoken, but I will say no more."

⁸ Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou thyself mayest be made righteous?

⁷ Now when the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, he said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am displeased with thee and thy two friends, for ye have not spoken the thing that is right before me, like as my servant Job hath done.

²⁹ The secrets pertain unto the LORD our God and the things that are opened pertain unto us and our children forever, that we do all the words of this law.

¹³ And after all this that is come upon us, because of our evil deeds and great trespass, thou our God hast spared our wickednesses, and hast given us a deliverance as it is come to pass this day.

⁴ He is wise of heart, and mighty in strength. Who ever prospered that took part against him?

⁵ But thy wickedness teacheth thy mouth, and so thou hast chosen thee a crafty tongue.

⁸ Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God, that all wisdom is too little for thee?

¹¹ Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God? With thee is a lying word.

²⁸ And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

¹⁴ The secret of the LORD is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant.

¹⁰ He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.

⁴³ Many a time did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their own inventions, and were brought down in their wickedness. ⁴⁴ Nevertheless, when he saw their adversity, he heard their complaint. ⁴⁵ He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them, according unto the multitude of his mercies; ⁴⁶ yea, he made all those that had led them away captive, to pity them.

²² {Khet} Namely, that the mercies of the LORD are not clean gone, and that his loving-kindness ceaseth not.

²⁸ Only God in heaven can open secrets; and he it is, that showeth the king Nebuchadnezzar what is for to come in the latter days. Thy dream, and that which thou hast seen in thine head upon thy bed, is this:

⁴⁷ The king answered Daniel, and said, "Yea, of a truth your God is a God above all gods, and LORD above all kings, and an opener of secrets: seeing thou canst discover this mystery."

³⁵ to fulfill that which was spoken by the prophet saying, "I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world."

²⁵ To him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ, in uttering of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began, ²⁶ but now is opened at this time and declared opened by the scriptures of prophecy, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to stir up obedience to the faith published among all nations:

⁹ But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." ¹⁰ But God hath opened them unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things, yea the bottom of God's secrets. ¹¹ For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

⁵ which mystery in times past was not opened unto the sons of men as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit:

⁹ which doeth things, that are unsearchable, and marvelous without number.

¹⁴ This is now a short sum of his doings. But who is able sufficiently to rehearse his works? Who can perceive and understand the thunder of his power?"

²³ It is not we that can find out the Almighty: for in power, equity, and righteousness, he is higher than can be expressed.

¹⁹ Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the great waters; and thy footsteps are not known.

³ Great is the LORD, and marvelous, worthy to be praised; there is no end to his greatness.

¹¹ All this hath he ordained marvelous goodly, to every thing his due time. He hath planted ignorance also in the hearts of men, that they should not find out the ground of his works, which he doth from the beginning to the end.

²⁸ Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD which made all the corners of the earth, is neither weary nor faint: and that his wisdom cannot be comprehended?

²⁷ All things are given unto me of my father: And no man knoweth the son, but the father; neither knoweth any man the father, save the son, and he to whom the son will open him.

³³ O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.

¹⁰ But God hath opened them unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things, yea the bottom of God's secrets.

¹⁶ "For who knoweth the mind of the Lord, other who shall inform him?" But we understand the mind of Christ.

⁸ Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

¹⁸ Howbeit, in very deed, can God dwell with man on earth? Behold, neither heaven or heaven above all heavens is able to contain thee! How should the house then which I have built for thee do it?

¹² Now because that God is higher than the heavens, and because thou seest the stars are so high,

⁶ yea, and all they which dwell beneath in the hell are not hid from him, and the very destruction itself cannot be kept out of his sight.

⁵ Look unto the heaven, and behold it: consider the clouds, how they are higher than thou.

¹¹ For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.

⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it. ⁷ Whither shall I go then from thy spirit? Or, whither shall I flee from thy presence? ⁸ If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.

¹³ praise the name of the LORD! For his name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.

² It is the honour of God to keep a thing secret; but the king's honour is to search out a thing. ³ The heaven is high, the earth is deep, and the kings' heart is unsearchable.

⁹ But as far as the heavens are higher than the earth, so far do my ways exceed yours, and my thoughts yours.

² Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down.

¹⁸ might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is that breadth and length, depth and height: ¹⁹ and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness which cometh of God.

²⁴ For he holdeth the ends of the world and looketh upon all that is under the heaven. ²⁵ When he weighed the winds, and measured the waters;

⁵ Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness, O God of our salvation, thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain in the broad sea - ⁶ who in his strength setteth fast the mountains, and is girded about with power; ⁷ who stilleth the raging of the sea, the roaring of his waves, and the madness of the people. ⁸ They that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens; thou makest both the morning and evening stars to praise thee.

⁹ If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost part of the sea, ¹⁰ even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy righthand shall hold me.

³⁰ How cometh it that one shall chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand of them to flight — except their rock had sold them, and because the LORD had delivered them.

¹⁸ For though he make a wound, he giveth a medicine again: though he smite, his hand maketh whole again.

¹² If he be hasty to take anything away, who will make him restore it again? Who will say unto him, 'What doest thou?' ¹³ He is God, whose wrath no man may withstand: but the proudest of all must stoop under him.

¹⁴ If he break down a thing, who can set it up again? If he shut a thing, who will open it?

²⁹ If he deliver and grant pardon, who will judge or condemn? But if he hide away his countenance, who will turn it about again, whether it be to the people or to any man?

⁸ Who shut the sea with doors, when it brake forth as a child out of his mother's womb?

⁸ and hast shut me up into the hand of the enemy; but hast set my feet in a large room.

²⁷ The first is he that shall say unto Zion, "Behold, behold, they are present!" And to Israel itself will I give an Evangelist.

³⁵ in comparison of whom, all they that dwell upon the earth are to be reputed as nothing. He handleth according to his will, among the powers of heaven and among the inhabiters of the earth - and there is none that may resist his hand, or say, 'What doest thou?'

⁷ "And write unto the tidings-bringer of the congregation of Philadelphia, 'This saith he that is holy and true, which hath the key of David; which openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth.

¹³ wilt thou therefore say, 'Tush, how should God know? Doth his dominion reach beyond the clouds? ¹⁴ Tush, the clouds cover him that he may not see, for he dwelleth in heaven.'

²¹ And why? His eyes look upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. ²² There is no darkness, nor thick shadow, that can hide the wicked doers from him. ²³ For no man shall be suffered to go into judgment with God.

¹¹ He hath said in his heart, "Tush, God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face, so that he will never see it."

¹⁴ Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, that thou mayest take the matter into thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto thee, for thou art the helper of the friendless.

²² This thou seest, O LORD. Hold not thy tongue then; go not far from me, O LORD.

¹¹ The LORD knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are but vain.

⁸ If thou seest the poor to be oppressed and wrongfully dealt withal, so that equity and the right of the law is wrested in the land: marvel not thou at such judgment, for one great man keepeth touch with another, and the mighty help themselves together.

⁹ Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it? ¹⁰ "Even I the LORD search out the ground of the heart, and try the reins, and reward every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his counsels."

² They consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. They go about with their own inventions, but I see them well enough.

¹³ Thine eyes are clean, thou mayest not see evil, thou cannot behold the thing that is wicked. Wherefore then doest thou look upon the ungodly, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked devoureth the man that is better than himself?

²⁴ but Jesus put not himself in their hands, because he knew all men, ²⁵ and needed not that any man should testify of him. For he knew what was in man.

¹³ Neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speak.

²³ And I will kill her children with death. And all the congregations shall know that I am he which searches the reins and hearts. And I will give unto everyone of you according to your works.

¹³ which compasseth the wise in their own craftiness, and overthroweth the counsel of the wicked.

⁵ Doth the wild ass roar when he hath grass? Or crieth the ox, when he hath fodder enough?

² "Then, no doubt, ye are the men alone; and wisdom shall perish with you. ³ But I have understanding as well as ye, and am no less than ye. Yea who knoweth not these things?

¹⁴ What is man, that he should be clean? What hath he, which is born of a woman, whereby he might be known to be righteous?

⁵ Who letteth the wild ass go free, or who looseth the bonds of the mule? ⁶ Unto whom I have given the wilderness to be their house, and the untilled land to be their dwelling place: ⁷ That they may give no force for the multitude of people in the cities, neither regard the crying of the driver, ⁸ but seek their pasture about the mountains and follow the green grass.

⁵ Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

⁹ As for men they are but vanity; the children of men are deceitful. Upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself. ¹⁰ O trust not in wrong or robbery; give not yourselves unto vanity. If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

²² So foolish was I, and ignorant, even as it were a beast before thee.

⁶ An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it —

² For though I am the least of all, and have no man's understanding ³ - for I never learned wisdom - yet have I understanding, and am well informed in godly things. ⁴ Who hath climbed up into heaven? Who hath come down from thence? Who hath holden the wind fast in his hand? Who hath comprehended the waters in a garment? Who hath set all the ends of the world? What is his name, or his son's name? Canst thou tell?

¹⁸ I communed with mine own heart also concerning the children of men: how God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appear as though they were beasts.

²⁴ and thy wantonness is like a wild Ass, that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at his will. Who can tame thee? All they that seek thee, shall not fail, but find thee in thy own uncleanness.

²² When they counted themselves wise, they became fools

¹⁶ Be of like affection one towards another. Be not high minded, but make yourselves equal to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your own opinions.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He compasseth the wise in their craftiness." ²⁰ And again, "God knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they be vain."

³ among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

²⁰ Wilt thou understand, o thou vain man, that faith without deeds is dead?

¹³ If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom. ¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works: ¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation.

³ And Samuel spake unto all Israel, saying, "If ye be come again unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods from among you, and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD and serve him alone; and so shall he rid you out of the hands of the Philistines."

¹⁴ And he did evil: for he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

³ Neverthelater, there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God."

⁸ But now will I speak of the LORD, and talk of God:

⁵ If thou wouldest now resort unto God betimes, and make thy humble prayer to the Almighty; ⁶ If thou wouldest live a pure and godly life; should he not wake up unto thee immediately, and give thee the beauty of righteousness again?

²¹ "Therefore reconcile thee unto God, and be content, so shall all things prosper with thee right well. ²² Receive the law at his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

³¹ The princes shall come out of Egypt; the Ethiopians land shall stretch out her hands unto God.

⁸ And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and stubborn generation, a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not true toward God.

⁹ My sight faileth for very trouble: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.

⁶ I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. Selah.

⁴⁷ The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

⁷ "Consider, I pray thee: who ever perished being an innocent? Or, when were the godly destroyed?

⁵ Is not thy wickedness great, and thine ungracious deeds innumerable?

²³ For if thou wilt turn to the Almighty, thou shalt stand fast, and all unrighteousness shall be far from thy dwelling:

³² If I have gone amiss, inform me: if I have done wrong, I will leave off.

² O let me have understanding in the ways of Godliness, until the time that thou come unto me! I will walk in my house with a perfect heart.

¹⁵ When ye hold out your hands, I will turn my eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet will I hear nothing at all; for your hands are full of blood.

³⁰ "As for me, I will judge every man, according to his ways, O ye house of Israel, sayeth the LORD God. Wherefore be converted, and turn you clean from all your wickedness, so shall there no sin do you harm. ³¹ Cast away from you all your ungodliness that ye have done: make you new hearts and a new spirit. Wherefore will ye die, O ye house of Israel?

³ Then said he unto me, 'This is the curse, that goeth forth over the whole earth: for all thieves shall be judged after this book, and all swearers shall be judged according to the same. ⁴ I will bring it forth, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, so that it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remain in his house, and consume it, with the timber and stones thereof.'

⁸ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.

⁵ but unto Cain and unto his offering, looked he not. And Cain was wroth exceedingly, and lowered. ⁶ And the LORD said unto Cain, "Why art thou angry, and why lowerest thou? Knowest thou not, if thou dost well thou shalt receive it?

¹⁵ If I have done wickedly, woe is me therefore. If I have done righteously, yet dare I not lift up my head; so full am I of confusion, and see mine own misery.

²⁶ Then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and lift up thy face unto God.

¹ {A Psalm of David} The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then should I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?

¹ {To the Chanter, a song of the children of Korah upon Alamoth} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

⁶ For he shall never be moved, and the righteous shall be had in an everlasting remembrance. ⁷ He will not be afraid of any evil tidings, for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD. ⁸ His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

⁶ So shall I not be confounded, while I have respect unto all thy commandments. ⁷ I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, because I am learned in the judgments of thy righteousness.

²⁶ The fear of the LORD is a stronghold; and his children are under a sure defense.

¹ The ungodly fleeth, no man chasing him; but the righteous standeth stiff as a lion.

¹² Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness — and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God — we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

⁸ I will, therefore, that the men pray every where, lifting up pure hands without wrath, or doubting.

²⁸ And now babes, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence and not be made ashamed of him at his coming.

¹⁹ for thereby we know that we be of the truth, and so shall we certify our hearts in his sight. ²⁰ But if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things. ²¹ Dearly beloved, if our hearts condemn us not, then have we trust to God ward; ²² and whatsoever we ask, that we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

¹¹ I make my covenant with you, that henceforth all flesh shall not be destroyed with the waters of any flood, and that henceforth there shall not be a flood to destroy the earth."

⁵¹ And he called the name of the first son Manasseh, "For God," said he, "hath made me forget all my labour and all my father's household."

¹⁵ Mine own brethren pass over by me, as the water brook that hastily runneth through the valleys.

¹¹ Shouldest thou then see no darkness? Should not the water flood run over thee?

⁷ that they may drink it, and forget their misery and adversity.

²⁰ For he thinketh not much how long he shall live, forsomuch as God filleth his heart with gladness.

¹ So that then thou shalt say, "I will praise thee O LORD, that though thou were angry with me, yet thine anger is turned, and thou hast comforted me. ² Behold, God is my salvation: I will be bold therefore and not fear. For the LORD God is my strength and my praise whereof I sing: and is become my saviour.

⁴ Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded. Be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusion. Yea, thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the dishonour of thy widowhood.

⁹ And this must be unto me as the water of Noah. For like as I have sworn that I will not bring the water of Noah any more upon the world: so have I sworn, that I will never be angry with thee, nor reprove thee.

¹⁶ Whoso rejoiceth upon earth, shall rejoice in the true God: And whoso sweareth upon earth, shall swear in the true God. For the old enmity shall be forgotten, and taken away out of my sight.

²¹ A woman when she travaileth hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

¹⁴ And I said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest." And he said unto me, "These are they which came out of great tribulation and made their garments large, and made them white in the blood of the lamb: ¹⁵ therefore are they in the presence of the seat of God and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sitteth in the seat will dwell among them. ¹⁶ They shall hunger no more neither thirst, neither shall the sun light on them, neither any heat. ¹⁷ For the lamb which is in the midst of the seat, shall feed them, and shall lead them unto fountains of living water, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

¹⁰ And David blessed the LORD before all the congregation and said, "Blessed art thou LORD God of Israel our father, from ever and for ever.

¹¹ And then came there unto him all his brethren, all his sisters, with all them that had been of his acquaintance afore, and ate bread with him in his house: wondering at him, and comforting him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him. Every man gave him a sheep and a Jewel of gold. ¹² And the LORD made Job richer than he was before: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand asses. ¹³ He had children also, seven sons and three daughters. ¹⁴ The first he called Day; the second Poverty; the third All-plenteousness. ¹⁵ In all the land were none found so fair, as the daughters of Job, and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. ¹⁶ After this lived Job forty years, so that he saw his children, and his children's children to the fourth generation. ¹⁷ And so he died, being old and of a perfect age.

⁶ He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday.

¹⁴ They shall also bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well liking,

⁴ Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness: he is merciful, loving and righteous.

¹⁸ The path of the righteous shineth as the light, and is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.

⁸ Then should the light break out as doth the dayspring, and then health should shortly bud out. And thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the LORD would come upon thee. ⁹ Then shouldest thou call, and the LORD answer; then shouldest thou cry, and he shall say, "Lo, here am I. For I the LORD thy God am merciful." ¹⁰ Yea If thou layest away thy burdens, and holdest thy fingers, and ceasest from blasphemous talking; if thou hast compassion upon the hungry, and refreshest the troubled soul: Then shall thy light spring out in the darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon day.

³ Then shall we have understanding, and endeavor ourselves to know the LORD. He shall go forth as the spring of the day, and come unto us as the evening and morning rain upon the earth."

⁸ O thou enemy of mine, rejoice not at my fall, for I shall get up again: and though I sit in darkness, yet the LORD is my light. ⁹ I will bear the punishment of the LORD - For why? I have offended him - till he sit in judgment upon my cause, and see that I have right. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righteousness.

⁶ In that day shall it not be light, but cold and frost. ⁷ This shall be that special day which is known unto the LORD: neither day nor night, but about the evening time it shall be light.

² But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of righteousness arise, and health shall be under his wings: ye shall go forth, and multiply as the fat calves.

²⁶ And an answer was given him of the holy ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. ²⁷ And he came by inspiration into the temple. And when the father and mother brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, ²⁸ then took he him up in his arms and said, ²⁹ "Lord, Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy promise. ³⁰ For mine eyes have seen the saviour sent from thee: ³¹ Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people. ³² A light to lighten the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel."

⁵ And the threshing shall reach unto wine harvest, and the wine harvest shall reach unto sowing time, and ye shall eat your bread in plenteousness, and shall dwell in your land peaceably. ⁶ And I will send peace in your land, that ye shall sleep, and no man shall make you afraid. And I will rid evil beasts out of your land, and there shall no sword go throughout your land.

¹¹ What power have I to endure? Or, what is mine end, that my soul might be patient?

⁶ my days pass over more speedily than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

²⁷ Then shalt thou make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt keep thy promises. ²⁸ Then, look what thou takest in hand: he shall make it to prosper with thee, and the light shall shine in thy ways. ²⁹ For who so humbleth himself, him shall he set up: and who so looketh meekly, shall be healed.

⁵ I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; for the LORD sustained me.

⁸ I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is thou, LORD, only that makest me dwell in safety.

⁵ Why art thou so heavy, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I will yet give him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.

²⁴ If thou sleepest thou shalt not be afraid, but shall take thy rest and sleep sweetly. ²⁵ Thou needest not to be afraid of any sudden fear, neither for the violent rushing of the ungodly, when it cometh. ²⁶ For the LORD shall be beside thee, and keep thy foot that thou be not taken.

³² The ungodly is afraid of every peril; but the righteous hath a good hope even in death.

³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience, ⁴ patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.

²⁷ to whom God would make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

²⁶ Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar; and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol his chief captain. ²⁷ And Isaac said unto them, "Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me and have put me away from you?" ²⁸ Then said they, "We saw that the LORD was with thee, and therefore we said that there should be an oath betwixt us and thee, and that we would make a bond with thee: ²⁹ that thou shouldest do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and have done unto thee nothing but good, and send thee away in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the LORD." ³⁰ And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. ³¹ And they rose up betimes in the morning and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away. And they departed from him in peace.

⁶ And I will send peace in your land, that ye shall sleep, and no man shall make you afraid. And I will rid evil beasts out of your land, and there shall no sword go throughout your land.

⁸ Therefore take seven oxen and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, offer up also for yourselves a burnt offering: and let my servant Job pray for you. Him will I accept, and not deal with you after your foolishness: in that ye have not spoken the thing which is right, like as my servant Job hath done." ⁹ So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went their way, and did according as the LORD commanded them. The LORD also accepted the person of Job,

¹² The daughters of Tyre shall be there with gifts, the rich among the people shall make their supplication before thee.

⁶ The multitude hangeth upon great men; and every man favoureth him that giveth rewards.

¹⁴ The LORD hath said moreover: The occupiers of Egypt, the merchants of the Ethiopians and Sabees, shall come unto thee with tribute; they shall be thine, they shall follow thee, and go with chains upon their feet. They shall fall down before thee, and make supplication unto thee. For God, without whom there is none other God, shall be with thee.

¹⁴ Moreover, those shall come kneeling unto thee that have vexed thee: and all they that despised thee, shall fall down at thy foot. Thou shalt be called the city of the LORD, the holy Zion of Israel.

⁹ Behold, I make them of the congregation of Satan — which call themselves Jews and are not, but do lie -Behold, I will make them that they shall come and worship before thy feet: and shall know that I love thee.

¹⁶ then I will do this again unto you: I will visit you with vexations, swelling, and fevers, that shall make your eyes dazzle; and with sorrows of heart. And ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

⁶⁵ And among these nations thou shalt be no small season, and yet shalt have no rest for the sole of thy foot. For the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart and dazing eyes and sorrow of mind.

¹³ Even so goeth it with all them that forget God: and even thus also shall the hypocrite's hope come to naught. ¹⁴ His confidence shall be destroyed, for he trusteth in a spider's web.

⁵ He promiseth his friends part of his good, but his own children spend it.

¹⁴ All his comfort and hope shall be rooted out of his dwelling, and shall bring him unto the king of fear.

⁸ What hope hath the hypocrite, though he have great good, and though God give him riches after his heart's desire?

²² It rusheth in upon him, and spareth him not, he may not escape from the power thereof.

¹⁶ "When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?

²² There is no darkness, nor thick shadow, that can hide the wicked doers from him.

³ I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God.

²⁴ The thing that the ungodly are afraid of, shall come upon them; but the righteous shall have their desire.

²⁰ Whoso curseth his father and mother, his light shall be put out in the midst of darkness.

¹⁷ {Pe} Wherefore yet our eyes fail us, while we look for vain help: seeing we be ever waiting upon a people that can do us no good.

¹⁴ so that the swift shall not escape, neither the strong be able to do anything: no, the giant shall not save his own life.

¹⁹ Yea, like as when a man runneth from a lion, and a bear meeteth with him; or when he cometh into the house, and leaneth his hand upon the wall, a serpent biteth him. ²⁰ Shall not the day of the LORD be dark, and not clear? Shall it not be cloudy, and no shine in it?

¹ I saw the LORD standing upon the altar, and he said, "Smite the door check, that the posts may shake withal. For their covetousness shall fall upon all their heads, and their posterity shall be slain with the sword. They shall not flee away, there shall not one of them escape, nor be delivered. ² Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down. ³ Though they hide themselves upon the top of Carmel, yet shall I seek them out, and bring them from thence. Though they creep down from my sight into the deep of the sea, I shall command the serpent, even there to bite them.

²³ And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom; ²⁴ And he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.' ²⁵ But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished. ²⁶ Beyond all this, between you and us there is a great space set, so that they which would go from hence to you, cannot: neither may come from thence to us.'

³ how shall we escape if we despise so great salvation? Which at the first began to be preached of the Lord himself, and afterward was confirmed unto us ward, by them that heard it;