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But I want to appeal to God.
I want to present my case to him.[a]
He does great things that are beyond investigation,
and miracles that are too many to be counted.
10 He provides rain for the earth.
He waters the fields in the countryside.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:8 This verse may also be read as Eliphaz’s advice to Job. I would appeal to God.

“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.(A)
He performs wonders(B) that cannot be fathomed,(C)
    miracles that cannot be counted.(D)
10 He provides rain for the earth;(E)
    he sends water on the countryside.(F)

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“But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause—
Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.
10 (A)He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.

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“Indeed, I would appeal to God,
    and before God I would set forth my case,
who does the great and the inscrutable,
    wonders without number.
10 He gives rain on the surface of the earth
    and sends water on the outdoor places.

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