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Passage Lookup: Job 9

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Job 9:1
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Then Job replied:
Job 9:2
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"Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(a)
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Job 9:3
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Though they wished to dispute with him,(b) they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(c)
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Job 9:4
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His wisdom(d) is profound, his power is vast.(e) Who has resisted(f) him and come out unscathed?(g)
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Job 9:5
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He moves mountains(h) without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.(i)
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Job 9:6
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He shakes the earth(j) from its place and makes its pillars tremble.(k)
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Job 9:7
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He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(l) he seals off the light of the stars.(m)
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Job 9:8
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He alone stretches out the heavens(n) and treads on the waves of the sea.(o)
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Job 9:9
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He is the Maker(p) of the Bear[a] and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(q)
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Job 9:10
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He performs wonders(r) that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.(s)
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Job 9:11
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When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.(t)
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Job 9:12
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If he snatches away, who can stop him?(u) Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?'(v)
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Job 9:13
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God does not restrain his anger;(w) even the cohorts of Rahab(x) cowered at his feet.
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Job 9:14
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"How then can I dispute with him? How can I find words to argue with him?(y)
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Job 9:15
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Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(z) I could only plead(aa) with my Judge(ab) for mercy.(ac)
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Job 9:16
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Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing.(ad)
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Job 9:17
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He would crush me(ae) with a storm(af) and multiply(ag) my wounds for no reason.(ah)
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Job 9:18
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He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.(ai)
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Job 9:19
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If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(aj) And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[b]?(ak)
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Job 9:20
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Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(al)
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Job 9:21
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"Although I am blameless,(am) I have no concern for myself;(an) I despise my own life.(ao)
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Job 9:22
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It is all the same; that is why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.'(ap)
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Job 9:23
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When a scourge(aq) brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.(ar)
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Job 9:24
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When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(as) he blindfolds its judges.(at) If it is not he, then who is it?(au)
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Job 9:25
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"My days are swifter than a runner;(av) they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(aw)
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Job 9:26
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They skim past(ax) like boats of papyrus,(ay) like eagles swooping down on their prey.(az)
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Job 9:27
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If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(ba) I will change my expression, and smile,'
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Job 9:28
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I still dread(bb) all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent.(bc)
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Job 9:29
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Since I am already found guilty, why should I struggle in vain?(bd)
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Job 9:30
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Even if I washed myself with soap(be) and my hands(bf) with cleansing powder,(bg)
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Job 9:31
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you would plunge me into a slime pit(bh) so that even my clothes would detest me.(bi)
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Job 9:32
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"He is not a mere mortal(bj) like me that I might answer him,(bk) that we might confront each other in court.(bl)
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Job 9:33
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If only there were someone to mediate between us,(bm) someone to bring us together,(bn)
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Job 9:34
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someone to remove God's rod from me,(bo) so that his terror would frighten me no more.(bp)
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Job 9:35
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Then I would speak up without fear of him,(bq) but as it now stands with me, I cannot.(br)
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