Thematic Bible

Job 11:1

Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,

Job 11:2

“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?

Job 11:3

“Shall your boasts silence men?
And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

Job 11:4

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

Job 11:5

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

Job 11:6

And show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom has two sides.
Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.

Job 11:7

Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

Job 11:8

“They are high as the heavens, what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

Job 11:9

“Its measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.

Job 11:10

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

Job 11:11

“For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity without investigating.

Job 11:12

An idiot will become intelligent
When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

Job 11:13

If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,

Job 11:14

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

Job 11:15

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

Job 11:16

“For you would forget your trouble,
As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

Job 11:17

“Your life would be brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.

Job 11:18

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

Job 11:19

“You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would entreat your favor.
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Job 11:20

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”