Job 24:12 Cross References - Thomson

¹² Some are expelled from the city and their own houses: and the soul of babes heave heavy groans.

¹³ and the Egyptians ruled over the Israelites with rigour ¹⁴ and made their lives bitter with hard labour in working clay and making bricks and with all the toils of the field, according to the several kinds of service to which they forcibly subjected them.

²³ And after those many years the king of Egypt died and the Israelites groaned under their labours and raised a loud outcry; and their cry on account of their labours ascended up to God. ²⁴ And God heard their groans. And God remembered his covenant which he had made with Abraham, Isaak and Jacob.

²⁷ for it is his covering. This mantle is the only covering of his nakedness. In what can he sleep? If therefore he cry to me, I will hear him; for I am merciful.

¹⁶ And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord alone. Whereupon his heart relented at the distress of Israel.

²³ that the wicked fall by an untimely death. But the righteous are laughed to scorn:

⁵ Because of the oppression of the poor; because of the groans of the needy; now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set in safety and speak boldly.

²¹ These things thou hast done and I was silent. Thou unjustly didst suppose that I would be like thyself. I will reprove thee and set things in order before thee.

²⁶ Because him, whom thou smotest, they persecuted, and have added to the pains of my Wounds;

²² for I am afflicted and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.

¹ Then I turned and took a view of all the different sorts of oppression under the sun; and behold the tear of the oppressed and they have no comforter. Though from the hand of oppressors some have relief; yet others have no comforter.

¹¹ Because those who do evil are not speedily called to an account, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil. ¹² He who sinned continued thenceforward to do evil, even because of the forbearance shewn to them. Now as I know that it is good for them who fear God, that they should be awed by his presence;

⁵ Now therefore why are you here? Thus saith the Lord, Because my people were taken away for nought, [express your amaze; and raise the mournful cry! Thus saith the Lord, On your account my name is continually reviled among the nations.

¹⁷ You have provoked God with your sayings. And do you ask, By what have we provoked him? By your saying, "Every one doing evil doth that which is good in the sight of the Lord." Now were he well pleased with such; where then is the God of Righteousness?

¹⁵ yet we now call strangers happy; and all that do unlawful things are built up. Though they opposed God; yet they are saved."

⁴ Or dost thou contemn the riches of his gentleness and forbearance and long suffering, not considering that the gentleness of God is leading thee to a reformation? ⁵ Indeed according to this obduracy, and impenitent heart of thine thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against a day of the wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

¹⁵ and reckon the long suffering of our Lord to be salvation; as our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath also written to you;