Job 20
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Zophar Says the Rejoicing of the Wicked Is Short
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,
2 “Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me [a]respond,
Even because of my [b]inward agitation.
3 I listened to (A)the reprimand which insults me,
And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
4 Do you know this from (B)ancient times,
From the establishment of mankind on earth,
5 That the (C)rejoicing of the wicked is short,
And (D)the joy of the godless momentary?
6 Though his arrogance [c](E)reaches the heavens,
And his head touches the clouds,
7 He (F)perishes forever like his refuse;
Those who have seen him (G)will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 He flies away like a (H)dream, and they cannot find him;
Like a vision of the night he is (I)chased away.
9 The (J)eye which saw him sees him no longer,
And (K)his place no longer beholds him.
10 His (L)sons [d]favor the poor,
And his hands (M)give back his wealth.
11 His (N)bones are full of his youthful strength,
But it lies down with him [e]in the dust.
12 “Though (O)evil tastes sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he [f]desires it and will not let it go,
But holds it (P)in his [g]mouth,
14 Yet his food in his stomach is changed
To the [h]venom of cobras within him.
15 He swallows riches,
But will (Q)vomit them up;
God will expel them from his belly.
16 He sucks (R)the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue kills him.
17 He does not look at (S)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
18 He (T)returns the product of his labor
And cannot swallow it;
As to the riches of his trading,
He cannot even enjoy them.
19 For he has (U)oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has seized a house which he has not built.
20 “Because he knew no quiet [i]within him,
He does (V)not retain anything he desires.
21 Nothing remains [j]for him to devour,
Therefore (W)his prosperity does not endure.
22 In the fullness of his excess he will be cramped;
The (X)hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.
23 When he (Y)fills his belly,
God will send His fierce anger on him
And (Z)rain it on him [k]while he is eating.
24 He may (AA)flee from the iron weapon,
But the bronze bow will pierce him.
25 It is drawn and comes out of his back,
Even the flashing point from (AB)his gallbladder;
(AC)Terrors come upon him,
26 Complete (AD)darkness is held in reserve for his treasures,
And unfanned (AE)fire will devour him;
It will consume the survivor in his tent.
27 The (AF)heavens will reveal his guilt,
And the earth will rise up against him.
28 The (AG)increase of his house will disappear;
His possessions will flow away (AH)on the day of His anger.
29 This is a wicked person’s (AI)portion from God,
The inheritance decreed to him by God.”
Psalm 22:22-31
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22 I will (A)proclaim Your name to my brothers;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 (B)You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you [a]descendants of Jacob, (C)glorify Him,
And (D)stand in awe of Him, all you [b]descendants of Israel.
24 For He has (E)not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He (F)hidden His face from him;
But (G)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
25 From You comes (H)my praise in the great assembly;
I shall (I)pay my vows before those who fear Him.
26 The [c]afflicted will eat and (J)be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will (K)praise the Lord.
May your (L)heart live forever!
27 All the (M)ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the (N)families of the nations will worship before [d]You.
28 For the (O)kingdom is the Lord’s
And He (P)rules over the nations.
29 All the [e](Q)prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who (R)go down to the dust will kneel before Him,
Even he who [f](S)cannot keep his soul alive.
30 A [g](T)posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to (U)the coming generation.
31 They will come and (V)will declare His righteousness
To a people (W)who will be born, that He has performed it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
- Psalm 22:23 Lit seed
- Psalm 22:26 Or poor
- Psalm 22:27 Some ancient versions Him
- Psalm 22:29 Lit fat ones
- Psalm 22:29 Or did not
- Psalm 22:30 Lit seed
John 5:33-47
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Testimony of John the Baptist
33 You have sent messengers to John, and he (A)has testified to the truth. 34 But (B)the testimony I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was (C)the lamp that was burning and shining, and you (D)were willing to rejoice for [a]a while in his light.
Testimony of Works
36 But the testimony I have is greater than the testimony of John; for (E)the works which the Father has given Me (F)to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father (G)has sent Me.
Testimony of the Father
37 And the Father who sent Me, (H)He has testified about Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. 38 Also you do not have (I)His word remaining in you, because you do not believe Him whom He (J)sent.
Testimony of the Scripture
39 [b](K)You examine the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is (L)those very Scriptures that testify about Me; 40 and yet you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. 41 (M)I do not receive glory from people; 42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. 43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not [c]receive Me; (N)if another comes in his own name, you will [d]receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you [e](O)accept [f]glory from one another and you do not seek (P)the [g]glory that is from (Q)the one and only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is (R)Moses, in whom you have put your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for (S)he wrote about Me. 47 But (T)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
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