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Passage Lookup: Job 10-13

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Job 10:1
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I am disgusted with my life.(a) I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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Job 10:2
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I will say to God: "Do not declare me guilty! Let me know why You prosecute me.
Job 10:3
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Is it good for You to oppress, to reject the work of Your hands, and favor[a] the plans of the wicked?
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Job 10:4
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Do You have eyes of flesh, or do You see as a human sees?
Job 10:5
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Are Your days like those of a human, or Your years like those of a man,(b)
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Job 10:6
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that You look for my wrongdoing(c) and search for my sin,
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Job 10:7
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even though You know that I am not wicked and that there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
Job 10:8
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"Your hands shaped me and formed me. Will You now turn and destroy me?
Job 10:9
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Please remember that You formed me like clay. Will You now return me to dust?(d)
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Job 10:10
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Did You not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?
Job 10:11
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You clothed me with skin and flesh, and wove me together with bones and tendons.
Job 10:12
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You gave me life and faithful love, and Your care has guarded my life.
Job 10:13
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"Yet You concealed these thoughts in Your heart; I know that this was Your hidden plan:[b]
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Job 10:14
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if I sin, You would notice,[c] and would not acquit me of my wrongdoing.(e)
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Job 10:15
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If I am wicked, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am filled with shame and aware of my affliction.(f)
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Job 10:16
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If I am proud,[d] You hunt me like a lion and again display Your miraculous power against me.(g)
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Job 10:17
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You produce new witnesses[e] against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me, wave after wave.[f]
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Job 10:18
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"Why did You bring me out of the womb?(h) I should have died and never been seen.
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Job 10:19
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I wish[g] I had never existed but had been carried from the womb to the grave.(i)
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Job 10:20
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Are my days not few? Stop it![h] Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little
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Job 10:21
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before I go to a land of darkness and gloom,(j) never to return.
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Job 10:22
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It is a land of blackness like the deepest darkness, gloomy and chaotic, where even the light is like[i] the darkness."
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Job 11:1
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Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Job 11:2
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Should this stream of words(a) go unanswered and such a talker[a] be acquitted?
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Job 11:3
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Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you?
Job 11:4
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You have said, "My teaching(b) is sound, and I am pure in Your sight."
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Job 11:5
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But if only God would speak and declare His case[b] against you,
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Job 11:6
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He would show you the secrets of wisdom,(c) for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin.(d)
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Job 11:7
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Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?(e)
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Job 11:8
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They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?(f)
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Job 11:9
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Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
Job 11:10
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If He passes by and throws someone in prison or convenes a court, who can stop Him?(g)
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Job 11:11
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Surely He knows which people are worthless. If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it?(h)
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Job 11:12
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But a stupid man will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!
Job 11:13
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As for you, if you redirect your heart and lift up your hands to Him in prayer—
Job 11:14
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if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don't allow injustice to dwell in your tents—
Job 11:15
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then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.(i)
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Job 11:16
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For you will forget your suffering, recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.
Job 11:17
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Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness[c] will be like the morning.(j)
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Job 11:18
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You will be confident, because there is hope.(k) You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.(l)
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Job 11:19
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You will lie down without fear, and many will seek your favor.(m)
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Job 11:20
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But the sight of the wicked(n) will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.(o)
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Job 12:1
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Then Job answered:
Job 12:2
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No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!
Job 12:3
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But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn't know the things you are talking about?[a](a)
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Job 12:4
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I am a laughingstock to my[b] friends, by calling on God, who answers me.[c] The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.(b)
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Job 12:5
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The one who is at ease(c) holds calamity in contempt and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
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Job 12:6
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The tents of robbers are safe,(d) and those who provoke God are secure; God's power provides this.[d](e)
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Job 12:7
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But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.(f)
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Job 12:8
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Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
Job 12:9
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Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?(g)
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Job 12:10
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The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.(h)
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Job 12:11
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Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
Job 12:12
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Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.(i)
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Job 12:13
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Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.(j)
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Job 12:14
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Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released.(k)
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Job 12:15
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When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land.(l)
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Job 12:16
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True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Job 12:17
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He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.(m)
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Job 12:18
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He releases the bonds[e] put on by kings(n) and fastens a belt around their waists.
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Job 12:19
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He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.(o)
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Job 12:20
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He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders' good judgment.
Job 12:21
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He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms[f] the strong.
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Job 12:22
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He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light.(p)
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Job 12:23
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He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations,(q) then leads them away.
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Job 12:24
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He deprives the world's leaders of reason, and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.(r)
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Job 12:25
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They grope around in darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunken men.(s)
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Job 13:1
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Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears(a) have heard and understood it.
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Job 13:2
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Everything you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.(b)
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Job 13:3
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Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.(c)
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Job 13:4
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But you coat the truth with lies; you are all worthless doctors.(d)
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Job 13:5
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If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!
Job 13:6
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Hear now my argument, and listen to my defense.[a]
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Job 13:7
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Would you testify unjustly on God's behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
Job 13:8
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Would you show partiality(e) to Him or argue the case in His defense?
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Job 13:9
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Would it go well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?(f)
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Job 13:10
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Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
Job 13:11
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Would God's majesty not terrify you?(g) Would His dread not fall on you?
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Job 13:12
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Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ash;(h) your defenses are made of clay.
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Job 13:13
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Be quiet,[b] and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me.
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Job 13:14
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Why do I put myself at risk[c] and take my life in my own hands?
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Job 13:15
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Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him.[d] I will still defend(i) my ways before Him.
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Job 13:16
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Yes, this will result in my deliverance, for no godless person(j) can appear before Him.
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Job 13:17
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Pay close attention to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
Job 13:18
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Now then, I have prepared my case;(k) I know that I am right.
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Job 13:19
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Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
Job 13:20
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Only grant these two things to me, God, so that I will not have to hide from Your presence:
Job 13:21
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remove Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.(l)
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Job 13:22
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Then call, and I will answer,(m) or I will speak, and You can respond to me.
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Job 13:23
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How many iniquities(n) and sins have I committed?[e] Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
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Job 13:24
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Why do You hide Your face and consider me Your enemy?(o)
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Job 13:25
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Will You frighten a wind-driven leaf? Will You chase after dry straw?
Job 13:26
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For You record bitter accusations against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
Job 13:27
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You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths, setting a limit for the soles[f] of my feet.
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Job 13:28
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Man wears out like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.(p)
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