Job 13:24

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Summary

Job 13:24

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

Hidest thou

Holdest me

General references

Genesis 42:14

Bible References

Hidest thou

I'll say to God, "Don't condemn me! Let me know why you are fighting me.

"I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over me,

So he said: "Let me hide my face from them. I will observe what their end will be, because they are a perverted generation, children within whom there is no loyalty.

Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?

How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

Why are you hiding your face? Why are you ignoring our affliction and oppression?

During the night I remembered my song. I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

Why, LORD, have you rejected me? Why have you hidden your face from me?

I'll wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I'll put my trust in him.

Holdest me

His anger tears me in his persistent resentment against me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary glares at me.

His anger burns against me; he regards me as his adversary.

You changed toward me, and now you're cruel to me; with your mighty hand you are persecuting me;

"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,

Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy.

Samuel said, "Why do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and become your enemy?

The Lord has become like an enemy he has devoured Israel. He has devoured all of her palaces, destroying her fortresses. He filled cherished Judah with mourning and lament.

Yet, don't treat him like an enemy, but warn him like a brother.

General references

"I'm right!" Joseph insisted. "Just as I said, you're spies!