Job 11

Zophar's First Response To Job 

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                                    1 Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered and said,                                

                                    1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,                                

                                    1 Then Zophar the Naamathite (a)answered,                                

                                    1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:                                

                                    1 Zophar from Naamath had this to say:                                
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                                    2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?                                

                                    2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?                                

                                    2 “Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,And a (A)talkative man be acquitted?                                

                                    2 Should this stream of words(A) go unansweredand such a talker(a) be acquitted?                                

                                    2 "Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?                                
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                                    3 Should thy lies make men be silent? Shalt thou mock, and shall no man make thee ashamed?                                

                                    3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?                                

                                    3 “Shall your boasts silence men?And shall you (B)scoff and none rebuke?                                

                                    3 Should your babbling put others to silence,so that you can keep on ridiculingwith no one to humiliate you?                                

                                    3 Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?                                
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                                    4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean before thine eyes.                                

                                    4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.                                

                                    4 “For (C)you have said, ‘My teaching is pure,And (D)I am innocent in your eyes.’                                

                                    4 You have said, “My teaching(B) is sound,and I am pure in Your sight.”                                

                                    4 You've said, "My teaching is flawless; I'm clean in God's sight.'                                
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                                    5 But oh, that God would speak and open his lips against thee                                

                                    5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;                                

                                    5 “But would that God might speak,And open His lips against you,                                

                                    5 But if only God would speakand declare His case(b) against you,                                

                                    5 "But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,                                
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                                    6 and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For thou dost deserve double according to sound wisdom; and thou dost know that God has forgotten thee because of thine iniquity.                                

                                    6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.                                

                                    6 And show you the secrets of wisdom!For sound wisdom (b)(E)has two sides.Know then that God (c)forgets a part of (F)your iniquity.                                

                                    6 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)                                

                                    6 and disclose his wise secrets? After all, there's so much more to understanding. So be aware that God will exact from you less than your sin deserves."                                
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                                    7 Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou come unto the perfection of the Almighty?                                

                                    7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?                                

                                    7 “(G)Can you discover the depths of God?Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?                                

                                    7 Can you fathom the depths of Godor discover the limits of the Almighty?(E)                                

                                    7 "Can you search through God's complex things? Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?                                
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                                    8 It is higher than the heavens; what canst thou do? It is deeper than Sheol; how canst thou know it?                                

                                    8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?                                

                                    8 “They are (H)high as (d)the heavens, what can you do?Deeper than (e)(I)Sheol, what can you know?                                

                                    8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?(F)                                

                                    8 These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?                                
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                                    9 The measure of it is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.                                

                                    9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.                                

                                    9 “Its measure is longer than the earthAnd broader than the sea.                                

                                    9 Their measure is longer than the earthand wider than the sea.                                

                                    9 They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.                                
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                                    10 If he cuts off, or shuts up, or gathers together, then who can hinder him?                                

                                    10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?                                

                                    10 “If He passes by or shuts up,Or calls an assembly, (J)who can restrain Him?                                

                                    10 If He passes by and throws someone in prisonor convenes a court, who can stop Him?(G)                                

                                    10 "If he bypasses, or imprisons, or convenes a court, who can stop him?                                
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                                    11 For he knows the vain men; and he sees the iniquity; will he not then understand it?                                

                                    11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?                                

                                    11 “For (K)He knows false men,And He (L)sees iniquity (f)without investigating.                                

                                    11 Surely He knows which people are worthless.If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it?(H)                                

                                    11 For he knows mankind's deceitfulness; when he sees iniquity, won't he himself consider it?                                
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                                    12 The vain man shall make himself understood, though man is born like a wild ass's colt.                                

                                    12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.                                

                                    12 “(g)(M)An idiot will become intelligentWhen the (h)foal of a (N)wild donkey is born a man.                                

                                    12 But a stupid man will gain understandingas soon as a wild donkey is born a man!                                

                                    12 An empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born a human being!"                                
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                                    13 If thou would prepare thine heart and stretch out thine hands toward him;                                

                                    13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;                                

                                    13 “(O)If you would (P)direct your heart rightAnd (Q)spread out your hand to Him,                                

                                    13 As for you, if you redirect your heartand lift up your hands to Him in prayer—                                

                                    13 "Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.                                
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                                    14 if there is any iniquity in thy hand and thou dost put it far away and dost not consent that wickedness dwell in thy habitations,                                

                                    14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.                                

                                    14 If iniquity is in your hand, (R)put it far away,And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;                                

                                    14 if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—                                

                                    14 If you have any iniquity, throw it far away. Don't let evil live in your residence.                                
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                                    15 then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; thou shalt be strongly established and shalt not fear;                                

                                    15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:                                

                                    15 “Then, indeed, you could (S)lift up your face without moral defect,And you would be steadfast and (T)not fear.                                

                                    15 then you will hold your head high, free from fault.You will be firmly established and unafraid.(I)                                

                                    15 Then your confidence will be flawless, and your security will keep you from terror.                                
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                                    16 and thou shalt forget thy misery and remember it as waters that passed away;                                

                                    16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:                                

                                    16 “For you would (U)forget your trouble,As (V)waters that have passed by, you would remember it.                                

                                    16 For you will forget your suffering,recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.                                

                                    16 You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.                                
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                                    17 and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.                                

                                    17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.                                

                                    17 “Your (i)life would be (j)(W)brighter than noonday;Darkness would be like the morning.                                

                                    17 Your life will be brighter than noonday;its darkness(c) will be like the morning.(J)                                

                                    17 Your life will be brighter than noonday. Even its darkness will be like dawn.                                
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                                    18 And thou shalt trust because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig and sleep in safety;                                

                                    18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.                                

                                    18 “Then you would trust, because there is hope;And you would look around and rest securely.                                

                                    18 You will be confident, because there is hope.(K)You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.(L)                                

                                    18 You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.                                
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                                    19 thou shalt lie down, and no one shall make thee afraid; and many shall make requests unto thee.                                

                                    19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.                                

                                    19 “You would (X)lie down and none would disturb you,And many would (Y)entreat your (k)favor.                                

                                    19 You will lie down without fear,and many will seek your favor.(M)                                

                                    19 When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court your favor.                                
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                                    20 But the eyes of the wicked shall consume themselves, and they shall have no refuge, and their hope shall be agony of the soul.                                

                                    20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.                                

                                    20 “But the (Z)eyes of the wicked will fail,And (l)there will (AA)be no escape for them;And their (AB)hope is (m)(AC)to breathe their last.”                                

                                    20 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)                                

                                    20 But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."