27 “Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.

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27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
    the schemes by which you would wrong me.

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22 But when Jesus (A)perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

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22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

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86 All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me (A)wrongfully;
Help me!

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86 All your commands are trustworthy;(A)
    help me,(B) for I am being persecuted(C) without cause.(D)

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19 For this is (A)commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

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19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(A)

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They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.

(A)Awake to help me, and behold!

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I have done no wrong,(A) yet they are ready to attack me.(B)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(C)

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And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

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Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C)

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Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

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He was also angry with the three friends,(A) because they had found no way to refute Job,(B) and yet had condemned him.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God

29 (A)This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”

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29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
    the heritage appointed for them by God.”(A)

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(A)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (B)moment?

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)

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20 The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
(A)And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
21 [a]Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
(B)In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will (C)return from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.
23 He (D)wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?
He knows (E)that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid;
They overpower him, like a king ready for [b]battle.
25 For he stretches out his hand against God,
And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
26 Running stubbornly against Him
With his strong, embossed shield.

27 “Though(F) he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made his waist heavy with fat,
28 He dwells in desolate cities,
In houses which no one inhabits,
Which are destined to become ruins.
29 He will not be rich,
Nor will his wealth (G)continue,
Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.
30 He will not depart from darkness;
The flame will dry out his branches,
And (H)by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
31 Let him not (I)trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.
32 It will be accomplished (J)before his time,
And his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine,
And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.
34 For the company of hypocrites will be barren,
And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35 (K)They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:21 Terrifying
  2. Job 15:24 attack

20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment,(A)
    the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.(B)
21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(C)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(D)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(E)
    he is marked for the sword.(F)
23 He wanders about(G) for food like a vulture;(H)
    he knows the day of darkness(I) is at hand.(J)
24 Distress and anguish(K) fill him with terror;(L)
    troubles overwhelm him, like a king(M) poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist(N) at God
    and vaunts himself against the Almighty,(O)
26 defiantly charging against him
    with a thick, strong shield.(P)

27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(Q)
28 he will inhabit ruined towns
    and houses where no one lives,(R)
    houses crumbling to rubble.(S)
29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(T)
    nor will his possessions spread over the land.(U)
30 He will not escape the darkness;(V)
    a flame(W) will wither his shoots,(X)
    and the breath of God’s mouth(Y) will carry him away.(Z)
31 Let him not deceive(AA) himself by trusting what is worthless,(AB)
    for he will get nothing in return.(AC)
32 Before his time(AD) he will wither,(AE)
    and his branches will not flourish.(AF)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(AG)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(AH)
34 For the company of the godless(AI) will be barren,
    and fire will consume(AJ) the tents of those who love bribes.(AK)
35 They conceive trouble(AL) and give birth to evil;(AM)
    their womb fashions deceit.”

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(A)Does God subvert judgment?
Or does the Almighty pervert justice?
If (B)your sons have sinned against Him,
He has cast them away [a]for their transgression.
(C)If you would earnestly seek God
And make your supplication to the Almighty,
If you were pure and upright,
Surely now He would [b]awake for you,
And prosper your rightful dwelling place.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:4 Lit. into the hand of their transgression
  2. Job 8:6 arise

Does God pervert justice?(A)
    Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(B)
When your children sinned against him,
    he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(C)
But if you will seek God earnestly
    and plead(D) with the Almighty,(E)
if you are pure and upright,
    even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(F)
    and restore you to your prosperous state.(G)

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(A)I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
His sons are (B)far from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And (C)there is no deliverer.
Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
[a]Taking it even from the thorns,
[b]And a snare snatches their [c]substance.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:5 LXX They shall not be taken from evil men; Vg. And the armed man shall take him by violence
  2. Job 5:5 LXX The might shall draw them off; Vg. And the thirsty shall drink up their riches
  3. Job 5:5 wealth

I myself have seen(A) a fool taking root,(B)
    but suddenly(C) his house was cursed.(D)
His children(E) are far from safety,(F)
    crushed in court(G) without a defender.(H)
The hungry consume his harvest,(I)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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Even as I have seen,
(A)Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
By the blast of God they perish,
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion,
The voice of the fierce lion,
And (B)the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 (C)The old lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

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As I have observed,(A) those who plow evil(B)
    and those who sow trouble reap it.(C)
At the breath of God(D) they perish;
    at the blast of his anger they are no more.(E)
10 The lions may roar(F) and growl,
    yet the teeth of the great lions(G) are broken.(H)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(I)
    and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(J)

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