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Job 36
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Job 36 . 1
1 And Elihu continued:
Job 36 . 2
2 “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.TOSKJob 36:2
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3 I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker. | TOSK |
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4 For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.TOSKJob 36:4
Job 36 . 5
5 Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.TOSKJob 36:5
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6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.TOSKJob 36:6
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7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.TOSKJob 36:7
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8 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,TOSKJob 36:8
Job 36 . 9
9 then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.TOSKJob 36:9
Job 36 . 10
10 He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.TOSKJob 36:10
Job 36 . 11
11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.TOSKJob 36:11
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12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.TOSKJob 36:12
Job 36 . 13
13 The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.TOSKJob 36:13
Job 36 . 14
14 They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.TOSKJob 36:14
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15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.TOSKJob 36:15
Job 36 . 16
16 Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.TOSKJob 36:16
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17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.TOSKJob 36:17
Job 36 . 18
18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.TOSKJob 36:18
Job 36 . 19
19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?TOSKJob 36:19
Job 36 . 20
20 Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.TOSKJob 36:20
Job 36 . 21
21 Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.TOSKJob 36:21
Job 36 . 22
22 Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him? | TOSK |
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23 Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?TOSKJob 36:23
Job 36 . 24
24 Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.TOSKJob 36:24
Job 36 . 25
25 All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
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26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.TOSKJob 36:26
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27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,TOSKJob 36:27
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28 which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.TOSKJob 36:28
Job 36 . 29
29 Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?TOSKJob 36:29
Job 36 . 30
30 See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.TOSKJob 36:30
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31 For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.TOSKJob 36:31
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32 He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.TOSKJob 36:32
Job 36 . 33
33 The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.TOSKJob 36:33