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| 1 And Job answereth and saith: |
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| 2 Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what is man righteous with God |
How should man – The court of heaven has regulations and ceremonies of respect to gain an audience with the King of kings. R1864:5
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| 3 If he delight to strive with Him He doth not answer him one of a thousand. |
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| 4 Wise in heart and strong in power Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace |
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| 5 Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger. |
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| 6 Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves. |
Shaketh the earth – Shaking of the pillars of the present social structure in the coming time of trouble. R1813:2
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| 7 Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up. |
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| 8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea, |
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| 9 Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south. |
Which maketh – He needed the assistance of the one who was able to create the earth and the heavens. R3424:4
By their numberless multitude, orderly grouping, continual yet never conflicting movements, perfect harmony and magnitude and mutual benign influence, do the shining host of heaven declare the glory of God. R1391:1
And Pleiades – The probable seat of divine empire. D653
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| 10 Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering. |
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| 11 Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it. |
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| 12 Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back Who saith unto Him, 'What dost Thou ' |
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| 13 God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers. |
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| 14 How much less do I I answer Him Choose out my words with Him |
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| 15 Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication. |
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| 16 Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice. |
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| 17 Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought. |
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| 18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things. |
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| 19 If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment who doth convene me |
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| 20 If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! it declareth me perverse. |
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| 21 Perfect I am! I know not my soul, I despise my life. |
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| 22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, 'The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.' |
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| 23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth. |
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| 24 Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not where, who [is] he |
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| 25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good, |
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| 26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. |
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| 27 Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!' |
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| 28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me. |
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| 29 I I am become wicked; why [is] this [In] vain I labour. |
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| 30 If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands, |
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| 31 Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me. |
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| 32 But if a man like myself I answer him, We come together into judgment. |
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| 33 If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both. |
Any daysman – An expression on Job's part of his need of a mediator between God and himself. R1506:1, R5402:1
Our Lord Jesus, the appointed "daysman" said: "No man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6) R1864:6
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| 34 He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid, |
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| 35 I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself. |
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