Job 5:8-16
Legacy Standard Bible
8 “But as for me, I would (A)seek God,
And I would set my cause before God,
9 Who (B)does great and unsearchable things,
[a]Wonders without number.
10 He (C)gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields outside,
11 So that (D)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to salvation.
12 He (E)frustrates the thoughts of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success of sound wisdom.
13 He (F)catches the wise by their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.
14 By day they (G)meet with darkness
And grope at noon as in the night.
15 But He saves from (H)the sword of their mouth,
And (I)the needy from the hand of the strong.
16 So the poor has hope,
And (J)unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
Footnotes
- Job 5:9 Or Miracles
Job 5:8-16
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 But I want to appeal to God.
I want to present my case to him.[a]
9 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.
11 He raises the lowly to the heights,
and he lifts those who mourn to safety.
12 He foils the plots of clever schemers,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He traps the wise in their schemes,
and the plans of the devious come to a swift end.
14 By day they encounter darkness,
and at noon they grope around as if it were night.
15 He saves the poor from mouths that cut like a sword
and from the hand of the strong.
16 He does this so that the helpless will have hope,
and injustice will shut its mouth.
Footnotes
- Job 5:8 This verse may also be read as Eliphaz’s advice to Job. I would appeal to God.
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