NASB — Job 11 — KJV

Zophar Rebukes Job

1 Then Zophar° the Naamathite° Ianswered°,
  2 “Shall a multitude° of words° go° unanswered°°,
  And a atalkative° man° be acquitted°?
  3 “Shall your boasts° silence° men°?
  And shall you ascoff° and none° rebuke°?
  4 “For ayou have said°, ‘My teaching° is pure°,
  And bI am° innocent° in your eyes°.’
  5 “But would°° that God° might speak°,
  And open° His lips° against° you,
  6 And show° you the secrets° of wisdom°!
  For sound° wisdom° Iahas two° sides°.
  Know° then that God° IIforgets° a part of byour iniquity°.

[1] ILit answered and said
[2] aJb 8:2; 15:2; 18:2
[3] aJb 17:2; 21:3
[4] aJb 6:10 bJb 10:7
[6] ILit is double IILit causes to be forgotten for you aJb 9:4 bJb 15:5; 22:5

  7 ¶ “aCan you discover° the depths° of God°?
  Can you discover° the limits° of the Almighty°?
  8 “[They are] ahigh° as Ithe heavens°, what° can you do°?
  Deeper° than° IIbSheol°, what° can you know°?
  9 “Its measure° is longer° than° the earth°
  And broader° than° the sea°.
  10 “If° He passes° by or shuts° up,
  Or calls° an assembly°, awho° can restrain° Him?
  11 “For aHe knows° false° men°,
  And He bsees° iniquity° Iwithout° investigating°.
  12IaAn idiot°° will become° intelligent°
  When the IIfoal° of a bwild° donkey° is born° a man°.

[7] aJb 33:12, 13; 36:26; 37:5, 23; Ro 11:33
[8] ILit the heights of heaven III.e. the nether world aJb 22:12; 35:5 bJb 26:6; 38:17
[10] aJb 9:12
[11] IOr even He does not consider aJb 34:21-23 bJb 24:23; 28:24; 31:4
[12] ILit A hollow man IILit donkey aPs 39:5, 11; 62:9; 144:4; Ec 1:2; 11:10 bJb 39:5

  13 ¶ “aIf° you would bdirect° your heart° right°
  And cspread° out your hand° to Him,
  14 If° iniquity° is in your hand°, aput° it far° away°,
  And do not let wickedness° dwell° in your tents°;
  15 “Then°, indeed°, you could alift° up your face° without° [moral] defect°,
  And you would be steadfast° and bnot fear°.
  16 “For you would aforget° [your] trouble°,
  As bwaters° that have passed° by, you would remember° [it].
  17 “Your Ilife° would be IIabrighter° than° noonday°;
  Darkness° would be like the morning°.
  18 “Then you would trust°, because° there° is hope°;
  And you would look° around° and rest° securely°.
  19 “You would alie° down° and none° would disturb° [you],
  And many° would bentreat° your Ifavor°.
  20 “But the aeyes° of the wicked° will fail°,
  And Ithere will bbe no° escape° for them;
  And their chope° is IIdto breathe° their last°.”

[13] aJb 5:17-27; 11:13-20 b1S 7:3; Ps 78:8 cJb 22:27; Ps 88:9; 143:6
[14] aJb 22:23
[15] aJb 22:26 bPs 27:3; 46:2
[16] aIs 65:16 bJb 22:11
[17] ILit duration of life IILit above noonday aJb 22:26
[19] ILit face aLv 26:6; Is 17:2; Mi 4:4; Zp 3:13 bIs 45:14
[20] ILit escape has perished from them IILit the expiring of the soul aDt 28:65; Jb 17:5 bJb 27:22; 34:22 cJb 8:13 dJb 6:9


New American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

Zophar reproveth Job for justifying himself.

1 ¶ Then answeredºª Zopharº the Naamathite,º and said,ºª 2 Should not² the multitudeº of wordsº be answered?ºª and should² a manº full of talkº be justified?ºª 3 Should thy liesº make¹ª menº hold their peace?ºª and when thou mockest,ºª shall no² man make thee ashamed?ºª 4 For thou hast said,ºª My doctrineº [is] pure,º and I am² cleanº in thine eyes.º 5 Butº oh that¹ª² Godº would² speak,ºª and openºª his lipsº against² thee;

[1] Jb 2:11; 20:1.
[2] Jb 16:3; 18:2; Ps 140:11; Pv 10:19; Ac 17:18; Jm 1:19.
[3] Jb 12:4; 13:4, 9; 15:2; 17:2; 24:25; 34:7; Ps 35:16; 83:16; Jr 15:17; 2Th 3:14; Tit 2:8; Jde 1:18.
[4] Jb 6:10, 29; 7:20; 9:2; 10:7; 14:4; 34:5; 35:2; 1P 3:15.
[5] Jb 23:3; 31:35; 33:6; 38:1; 40:1, 8; 42:7.

God's wisdom is unsearchable.

6 And that he would shewºª thee the secretsº of wisdom,º that² [they are] doubleº to that which is!º Knowºª therefore that² Godº exactethºª of thee [less] than thine iniquityº² [deserveth]. 7 Canst thou by searchingº find outºª God?º canst thou find¹ª out² the Almightyº unto² perfection?º 8 [It is] as highº as heaven;º what² canst thou do?ºª deeperº than hell;º² what² canst thou know?ºª 9 The measureº thereof [is] longerº than the earth,º² and broaderº than² the sea.º 10 If² he cut off,ºª and shut up,ºª or gather together,ºª then who² can hinderºª him? 11 For² he² knowethºª vainº men:º he seethºª wickednessº also; will he not² then considerºª [it]? 12 For vainºª manº would be wise,ºª though manº be bornºª [like] a wild ass'sº colt.º

[6] Dt 29:29; Ezr 9:13; Jb 15:8, 11; 28:28; Ps 25:14; 103:10; 106:43; Lm 3:22; Dn 2:28, 47; Mt 13:35; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:9; Ep 3:5.
[7] Jb 5:9; 26:14; 37:23; Ps 77:19; 145:3; Ec 3:11; Is 40:28; Mt 11:27; Ro 11:33; 1Co 2:10, 16; Ep 3:8.
[8] 2Ch 6:18; Jb 22:12; 26:6; 35:5; Ps 103:11; 139:6; 148:13; Pv 25:2; Is 55:9; Am 9:2; Ep 3:18.
[9] Jb 28:24; Ps 65:5; 139:9.
[10] Dt 32:30; Jb 5:18; 9:4, 12; 12:14; 34:29; 38:8; Ps 31:8; Is 41:27; Dn 4:35; Rv 3:7.
[11] Jb 22:13; Ps 10:11, 14; 35:22; 94:11; Ec 5:8; Jr 17:9; Ho 7:2; Hab 1:13; Jn 2:24; He 4:13; Rv 2:23.
[12] Jb 5:13; 6:5; 12:2; 15:14; 28:28; 39:5; Ps 51:5; 62:9; 73:22; 92:6; Pv 30:2; Ec 3:18; Jr 2:24; Ro 1:22; 12:16; 1Co 3:18; Ep 2:3; Jm 2:20; 3:13.

The assured blessing of repentance.

13 If² thou² prepareºª thine heart,º and stretch¹ª out² thine handsº toward² him; 14 If² iniquityº [be] in thine hand,º put it far away,ºª and let not² wickednessº dwellºª in thy tabernacles.º 15 For² then² shalt thou lift upºª thy faceº without spot;º² yea, thou shalt be² stedfast,ºª and shalt not² fear:ºª 16 Because² thou² shalt forgetºª [thy] misery,º [and] rememberºª [it] as watersº [that] pass away:ºª 17 And [thine] ageº shall be clearerºª than the noonday;º² thou shalt shine forth,ºª thou shalt be² as the morning.º 18 And thou shalt be secure,ºª because² there² is¹ hope;º yea, thou shalt digºª [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy restºª in safety.º 19 Also thou shalt lie down,ºª and none² shall make [thee] afraid;ºª yea, manyº shall make suitºª unto² thee.¹ 20 But the eyesº of the wickedº shall fail,ºª and they shall not escape,ººª² and their hopeº [shall be as] the giving upº of the ghost.º

[13] 1S 7:3; 2Ch 12:14; 19:3; Jb 5:8; 8:5; 22:21; Ps 68:31; 78:8; 88:9; 143:6; Lk 12:47.
[14] Jb 4:7; 22:5, 23; 34:32; Ps 101:2; Is 1:15; Ezk 18:30; Zc 5:3; Jm 4:8.
[15] Gn 4:5; Jb 10:15; 22:26; Ps 27:1; 46:1; 112:6; 119:6; Pv 14:26; 28:1; 2Co 1:12; 1Ti 2:8; 1Jn 2:28; 3:19.
[16] Gn 9:11; 41:51; Jb 6:15; Pv 31:7; Ec 5:20; Is 12:1; 54:4, 9; 65:16; Jn 16:21; Rv 7:14.
[17] 1Ch 29:10; Jb 42:11; Ps 37:6; 92:14; 112:4; Pv 4:18; Is 58:8; Ho 6:3; Mi 7:8; Zc 14:6; Mal 4:2; Lk 2:26.
[18] Lv 26:5; Jb 6:11; 7:6; 22:27; Ps 3:5; 4:8; 43:5; Pv 3:24; 14:32; Ro 5:3; Col 1:27.
[19] Gn 26:26; Jb 42:8; Ps 45:12; Pv 19:6; Is 60:14; Rv 3:9.
[20] Lv 26:16; Dt 28:65; Jb 8:13; 18:14; 27:8; 31:16; Ps 69:3; Pv 10:24; 20:20; Lm 4:17; Am 2:14; 5:19; 9:1; Lk 16:23; He 2:3.


KJV 1769 King James Bible Authorized Version (Student's Edition)
©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved.
For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries
Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map
©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved.
For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp].

Job 11 Top of NASB New American Standard Bible KJV King James Version Red-Letter Strong's Concordance Numbers Cross References & Footnotes


 ChatBible.com  |  Lexicon & Concordance  |  1611Bible.com 
 Download  |  Contact  |  About  | Become a fan.