Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Job » Loss of friends
But now, they that are mine inferiors and younger than I, have me in derision; yea even they, whose fathers I would have thought scorn to have set with the dogs of my cattle. The power and strength of their hands might do me no good, and as for their age, it is spent and past away without any profit. For very misery and hunger, they went about in the wilderness like wretches and beggars, read more.
plucking up herbs from among the bushes, and the Juniper's root was their meat. And when they were driven forth, men cried after them, as it had been after a thief. Their dwelling was beside foul brooks, yea in the caves and dens of the earth. Upon the dry heath went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together. They were children of fools and villains, which are dead away from the world. Now am I their song, and am become their jesting stock; they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,
plucking up herbs from among the bushes, and the Juniper's root was their meat. And when they were driven forth, men cried after them, as it had been after a thief. Their dwelling was beside foul brooks, yea in the caves and dens of the earth. Upon the dry heath went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together. They were children of fools and villains, which are dead away from the world. Now am I their song, and am become their jesting stock; they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,
Persecution » Instances of » Of job
But now, they that are mine inferiors and younger than I, have me in derision; yea even they, whose fathers I would have thought scorn to have set with the dogs of my cattle. The power and strength of their hands might do me no good, and as for their age, it is spent and past away without any profit. For very misery and hunger, they went about in the wilderness like wretches and beggars, read more.
plucking up herbs from among the bushes, and the Juniper's root was their meat. And when they were driven forth, men cried after them, as it had been after a thief. Their dwelling was beside foul brooks, yea in the caves and dens of the earth. Upon the dry heath went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together. They were children of fools and villains, which are dead away from the world. Now am I their song, and am become their jesting stock; they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,
plucking up herbs from among the bushes, and the Juniper's root was their meat. And when they were driven forth, men cried after them, as it had been after a thief. Their dwelling was beside foul brooks, yea in the caves and dens of the earth. Upon the dry heath went they about crying, and under the thorns they gathered themselves together. They were children of fools and villains, which are dead away from the world. Now am I their song, and am become their jesting stock; they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,
As for you, ye are workmasters of lies, and unprofitable physicians altogether. Would God ye kept your tongue, that ye might be taken for wise men! Therefore hear my words, and ponder the sentence of my lips. read more.
Will ye make an answer for God with lies, and maintain him with deceit? Will ye accept the person of God, or will ye contend with him? Shall that help you, when he calleth you to reckoning? Think ye to beguile him, as a man is beguiled? He shall punish you, and reprove you, if ye do secretly accept any person. Shall he not make you afraid, when he showeth himself? Shall not his terrible face fall upon you? Your remembrance shall be like unto the dust, and your pride shall be turned to clay. "Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.
Will ye make an answer for God with lies, and maintain him with deceit? Will ye accept the person of God, or will ye contend with him? Shall that help you, when he calleth you to reckoning? Think ye to beguile him, as a man is beguiled? He shall punish you, and reprove you, if ye do secretly accept any person. Shall he not make you afraid, when he showeth himself? Shall not his terrible face fall upon you? Your remembrance shall be like unto the dust, and your pride shall be turned to clay. "Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.
Job answered, and said, "I have oft times heard such things. Miserable givers of comfort are ye, all the sort of you. Shall not thy vain words come yet to an end? Or, hast thou yet any more to say? read more.
I could speak as ye do also. But would God, that your soul were in my soul's stead: then should I heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.
I could speak as ye do also. But would God, that your soul were in my soul's stead: then should I heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.
Froward men are with me, and mine eye must continue in the bitterness of them.
Verse Concepts
Job answered, and said, "How long will ye vex my mind, and trouble me with words? Lo, ten times have ye reproved me: are ye not ashamed, for to laugh me to scorn? read more.
If I go wrong, I go wrong to myself. But if ye will enhance yourselves against me, and accuse me to be a wicked person because of the shame that is come upon me;
If I go wrong, I go wrong to myself. But if ye will enhance yourselves against me, and accuse me to be a wicked person because of the shame that is come upon me;
Spitting » In the face, as an indignity
Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face,
Verse Concepts
and spitted upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
Verse Concepts
And the LORD said unto Moses, "If her father had spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the host seven days, and after that let her be received in again."
Verse Concepts
then let his sister-in-law go unto him in the presence of the elders and loose his shoe off his foot and spit in his face and answer and say, 'So shall it be done unto that man that will not build his brother's house.'
Verse Concepts
they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,
Verse Concepts