Job 1:1-3
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Job’s Character and Wealth
1 There was a man in the (A)land of Uz whose name was (B)Job; and that man was (C)blameless, upright, (D)fearing God and (E)turning away from evil. 2 (F)Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 (G)His possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was (H)the greatest of all the [a]men of the east.
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- Job 1:3 Lit sons
Job 1:8
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8 The Lord said to Satan, “Have you [a]considered (A)My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, (B)a blameless and upright man, [b]fearing God and turning away from evil.”
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Job 2:10
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10 But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” (B)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
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Job 38:1-3
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God Speaks Now to Job
38 Then the Lord (A)answered Job from the whirlwind and said,
2 “Who is this who (B)darkens the divine plan
By words without knowledge?
3 Now [a](C)tighten the belt on your waist like a man,
And (D)I shall ask you, and you inform Me!
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- Job 38:3 I.e., as if for battle
Job 38:4-7
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4 Where were you (A)when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you [a]have understanding,
5 Who set its (B)measurements? Since you know.
Or who stretched the measuring line over it?
6 On what (C)were its bases sunk?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
7 When the morning stars sang together
And all the (D)sons of God shouted for joy?
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- Job 38:4 Lit know understanding
Job 38:16-18
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Job 38:35
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35 Can you (A)send flashes of lightning, so that they may go
And say to you, ‘Here we are’?
Job 38:39-41
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39 “Can you hunt the (A)prey for the lioness,
Or satisfy the appetite of young lions,
40 When they (B)crouch in their hiding places,
And lie in wait in their lair?
41 Who prepares [a]feed for (C)the raven
When its young cry to God,
And wander about without food?
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- Job 38:41 Lit its feed
Job 40:1-4
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Job Says What Can I Say?
40 Then the Lord said to Job,
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said,
4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You?
I (C)put my hand on my mouth.
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- Job 40:2 Lit answer it
Job 39:13-18
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13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyously,
With the pinion and feathers of [a]love,
14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth
And warms them in the dust,
15 And she forgets that a foot may crush [b]them,
Or that a wild animal may trample [c]them.
16 She treats her young (A)cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is for nothing, she is [d]unconcerned,
17 Because God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
18 When she rushes away on high,
She laughs at the horse and his rider.
Job 42:1-6
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Job’s Confession
42 Then Job answered the Lord and said,
2 “I know that (A)You can do all things,
And that no plan is impossible for You.
3 ‘Who is this who (B)conceals advice without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things (C)too wonderful for me, which I do not know.
4 ‘Please listen, and I will speak;
I will (D)ask You, and You instruct me.’
5 I have (E)heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my (F)eye sees You;
6 Therefore I retract,
And I repent, sitting on dust and ashes.”
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