Job 36:9

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

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“And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity],
And held by cords of affliction,
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Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds
And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency].
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“He opens their ears to instruction and discipline,
And commands that they return from evil.

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Job 15:25

“Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And behaves arrogantly against the Almighty,

1 Corinthians 11:32

But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined [by undergoing His correction] so that we will not be condemned [to eternal punishment] along with the world.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a faithful and trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance and approval, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.

Deuteronomy 4:21-22

“Now the Lord was angry with me [at the waters of Meribah] because of you, and He swore [an oath] that I would not cross the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 33:11-13

So the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks [through his nose or cheeks] and bound him with bronze [chains] and took him to Babylon.

Job 10:2

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!
Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.

Psalm 5:10

Hold them guilty, O God;
Let them fall by their own designs and councils!
Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions,
For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You.

Psalm 94:12

Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord,
And whom You teach from Your law,

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].

Psalm 119:71

It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

Isaiah 59:12

For our transgressions are multiplied before You [O Lord],
And our sins testify against us;
For our transgressions are with us,
And we know and recognize our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]:

Lamentations 3:39-40

Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?

Ezekiel 18:28-31

Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions which he had committed, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.

Luke 15:17-19

But when he [finally] came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough food, while I am dying here of hunger!

Romans 5:20

But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable, gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased all the more,