Job 42:6

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Summary

Job 42:6

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

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General references

Job 13:22

Job 34:31

Bible References

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Then, in a ditch, wouldst thou plunge me, and mine own clothes should abhor me:

Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: -

and said, O my God, I turn pale and am ashamed, to lift up, O my God, my face unto thee, - for, our iniquities, have multiplied above the head, and our guilt hath magnified itself unto the heavens.

The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, - A heart - broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Now, therefore, I pray you, let me tell, you, what I am about to do to my vineyard, - To take away the fence thereof And it shall be eaten up, To destroy the wall thereof And it shall be trodden down;

Surely after my return, I was filled with regret, And after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh, - I turned pale and was even confounded For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days.

To the end thou mayest remember and turn pale, and there be to thee no more, an opening of mouth, because of thy reproach,- In that I have accepted a propitiatory covering for thee as to all that thou hast done, Declareth My Lord. Yahweh.

Then shall ye call to mind. there, your own ways and all your own doings, where- with ye had defiled yourselves,- And ye stroll become loathsome in your own sight, for all your wickednesses, which ye have done.

Then shall ye call to mind Your ways that were wicked, and Your doings that were not good,- And shall become loathsome in your own sight. For your iniquities and For your abominations.

I will arise, and go unto my father, and will say unto him - Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:

And, last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, he appeared, even unto me;

Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:

Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:

General references

Then call thou, and, I, will answer, Or I will speak, and reply thou unto me.

For, unto GOD, hath one ever said - I have borne punishment, I will not be perverse;