Thematic Bible
Job 4:1 (show verse)
ELIPHAZ THE TEMANITE REPLIED TO JOB:
Job 4:2 (show verse)
If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient? But who can keep from talking?
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Job 4:3 (show verse)
Look, you have instructed many people. When hands were weak, you made them strong.
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Job 4:4 (show verse)
When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words. When knees were weak, you gave them strength.
Job 4:5 (show verse)
But trouble comes to you, and you are impatient. It touches you, and you panic.
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Job 4:6 (show verse)
Does your respect for God give you confidence and your lifetime of integrity give you hope?
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Job 4:7 (show verse)
Now think about this: Which innocent person ever died an untimely death? Find me a decent person who has been destroyed.
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Job 4:8 (show verse)
When I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest.
Job 4:9 (show verse)
God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.
Job 4:10 (show verse)
The roar of the lion and the growl of the ferocious lion are loud. The young lions have had their teeth knocked out.
Job 4:11 (show verse)
The old lions die without any prey to eat, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Job 4:12 (show verse)
Eliphaz of Teman continued: I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.
Job 4:13 (show verse)
I am with disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people.
Job 4:14 (show verse)
Fear and trembling came over me, and all my bones shook.
Job 4:15 (show verse)
A spirit passed in front of me. It made my hair stand on end.
Job 4:16 (show verse)
Something stood there. I could not tell what it was. A vague image was in front of my eyes. I heard a soft voice say:
Job 4:17 (show verse)
Can any mortal be righteous to God? Can any human being be pure to his maker?
Job 4:18 (show verse)
You see God does not trust his own servants. He accuses his angels of making mistakes.
Job 4:19 (show verse)
How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust? Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!
Job 4:20 (show verse)
From morning to evening, they are shattered. They will disappear forever without anyone noticing.
Job 4:21 (show verse)
Have the ropes of their tent been loosened? Will they die without wisdom?