Job Job, chapter Book of Job, chapter 11
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Job 2:11; Job 20:1Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?11.2 full…: Heb. of lips Pro 10:14Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?11.3 lies: or, devices For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.Psa 51:6
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? Rom 11:33; 1Co 2:11It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?11.8 as high…: Heb. the heights of heaven Psa 139:8; Jer 23:24The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?11.10 cut…: or, make a change11.10 hinder…: Heb. turn him away? For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? Psa 94:9For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.11.12 vain: Heb. empty
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. Isa 1:16For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 1Jn 3:21Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: Jer 12:11And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.11.17 be clearer…: Heb. arise above Psa 37:6; Isa 58:8And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.11.19 make suit…: Heb. intreat thy face Lev 26:5But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.11.20 they shall…: Heb. flight shall perish from them11.20 the giving…: or, a puff of breathJob 8:13; Job 14:19