Job 8:6New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— If, pure and upright, thou thyself, art, surely, now, will he answer thy prayer, and will prosper thy righteous habitation:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— If pure and upright thou [art], Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— If thou wilt walk clean and upright, he will presently awake unto thee, and will make the dwelling of thy justice peaceable:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— If thou be pure and vpright, then surely hee will awake vp vnto thee, and he wil make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— If thou [wert] pure and vpright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousnes prosperous.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— If you were innocent and upright, surely then he would be attentive to you, and would make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous,
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. |
If
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
thou
x859 (0859) Complementאַתָּה'attah{at-taw'}
A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.
[ wert] pure
2134
and upright;
3477 {3477} Primeיָשָׁרyashar{yaw-shawr'}
From H3474; straight (literally or figuratively).
surely
x3588 (3588) Complementכִּיkiy{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
now
x6258 (6258) Complementאַתָּה`attah{at-taw'}
From H6256; at this time, whether adverbial, conjugational or expletive.
he would awake
5782 {5782} Primeעוּר`uwr{oor}
A primitive root (rather identical with H5783 through the idea of opening the eyes); to wake (literally or figuratively).
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
for
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
thee, and make the habitation
5116 {5116} Primeנָוֶהnaveh{naw-veh'}
From H5115; (adjective) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals ( den).
of thy righteousness
6664 {6664} Primeצֶדֶקtsedeq{tseh'-dek}
From H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity.
prosperous.
7999 {7999} Primeשָׁלַםshalam{shaw-lam'}
A primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively to be (causatively make) completed; by implication to be friendly; by extension to reciprocate (in various applications).
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121 |
Job 8:6
_ _ He would awake for thee — that is, arise to thy help. God seemed to be asleep toward the sufferer (Psalms 35:23; Psalms 7:6; Isaiah 51:9).
_ _ make ... prosperous — restore to prosperity thy (their) righteous habitation. Bildad assumes it to have been heretofore the habitation of guilt. |
Job 8:6
Habitation — The concerns of thy house and family; which thou hast got and managed with righteousness. |
- thou wert:
Job 1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Job 4:6-7 [Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? ... Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Job 21:14-15 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. ... What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job 16:17 Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure.
Psalms 26:5-6 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. ... I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Isaiah 1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
1 John 3:19-22 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. ... And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
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- he would:
Psalms 44:23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
Psalms 59:4-5 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to help me, and behold. ... Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Isaiah 51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?
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- make:
Job 22:23-30 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. ... He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Isaiah 3:10 Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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