8 Jul 2017Job 36–37 1 Elihu continued and said: 2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf. 3 I will bring my knowledge from afar and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4 For truly my words will not be false; He who is perfect in knowledge is with you. 5 “Behold, God is mighty and despises no one; He is mighty in strength and
7 Jul 2017Job 34–35 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said: 2 “Hear my words, O you wise men; and give ear unto me, you that have knowledge. 3 For the ear tests words, as the mouth tastes food. 4 Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 “For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, but God has taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie concerning my right? My wound
6 Jul 2017Job 32–33 1 So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused; his wrath was aroused against Job because he justified himself rather than God. 3 His wrath was aroused also against his three friends because they had found no answer and yet had condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had
5 Jul 2017Job 30–31 1 “But now those who are younger than I mock me, whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock. 2 Yes, how does the strength of their hands profit me? Their vigor has perished. 3 For want and famine they gnawed the parched land; fleeing into the wilderness in former time, desolate and waste. 4 Who pluck mallow by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food. 5 They
4 Jul 2017Job 28–29 1 “Surely there is a mine for the silver, and a place where they refine gold. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. 3 Man puts an end to darkness, and searches every extremity for ore in the darkness and the shadow of death. 4 He breaks open a shaft away from the inhabitants; in places forgotten by feet they hang far away from men;
3 Jul 2017Job 25–27 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: 2 “Dominion and fear are with Him; He makes peace in His high places. 3 Is there any number to His armies? And upon whom does His light not rise? 4 How then can man be righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean? 5 Behold, even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His
2 Jul 2017Job 22–24 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered: 2 “Can a man be profitable to God, as he who is wise may be profitable to himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? 4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, and enters into judgment with you? 5 Is not your wickedness great,