Thematic Bible
Job 11:1 (show verse)
Zophar from Naamath had this to say:
Job 11:2 (show verse)
"Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?
Job 11:3 (show verse)
Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?
Job 11:4 (show verse)
You've said, "My teaching is flawless; I'm clean in God's sight.'
Job 11:5 (show verse)
"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,
Job 11:6 (show verse)
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."
Job 11:7 (show verse)
"Can you search through God's complex things? Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?
Job 11:8 (show verse)
These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?
Job 11:9 (show verse)
They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.
Job 11:10 (show verse)
"If he bypasses, or imprisons, or convenes a court, who can stop him?
Job 11:11 (show verse)
For he knows mankind's deceitfulness; when he sees iniquity, won't he himself consider it?
Job 11:12 (show verse)
An empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born a human being!"
Job 11:13 (show verse)
"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.
Job 11:14 (show verse)
If you have any iniquity, throw it far away. Don't let evil live in your residence.
Job 11:15 (show verse)
Then your confidence will be flawless, and your security will keep you from terror.
Job 11:16 (show verse)
You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.
Job 11:17 (show verse)
Your life will be brighter than noonday. Even its darkness will be like dawn.
Job 11:18 (show verse)
You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.
Job 11:19 (show verse)
When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court your favor.
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Job 11:20 (show verse)
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."