Job 13:1-28 Job Scolds His So-Called Friends

 

Job Scolds His So-Called Friends

Job 13:1-28                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

[Look, my] eye has seen all [of] this & my ear has heard & understood it. What you know, I also know the same. I'm not inferior to you. Surely, I would speak to the Almighty & I [want] to reason with God. But you [make up] lies & are all [worthless] physicians.

O that you would [all] hold your peace! [That] should be your wisdom. Now, hear my reasoning & [listen] to my [pleading] lips. Will you speak wickedly [on God's behalf]? [Will you] talk deceitfully for Him? Will you [show favoritism to God?] Will you [argue] for God?

Isn't it good that He should [check] you [out?] Or do you mock [God, like] 1 man mocks another? He will surely [reprimand] you if you secretly [show favoritism to] persons. [Won't God's excellence] make you afraid? And [fear of] Him [overwhelm] you?

Your [ancient memories of wisdom] are [worthless] like ashes & [your legal arguments are like those] of clay [that crumbles.] Hold your peace & [leave] me alone, [so] I may speak & let [happen to me, whatever] will [happen.] [Why] do I take my life in [my own hands & barely escape by the skin of] my teeth?

[Even if God were to kill] me, [still] I would trust in Him. But I will maintain [my] own ways before Him. [Job 27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.]

Also, [God] shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before Him. [Mark 7:6 [Jesus] answered & said to them, Well, has [Isaiah] prophesied of you hypocrites. [Like] it is written, [These] people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.]

[Conscientiously] hear my speech & my declaration with your ears. [Look,] now I have [put my case in order] & I know that I shall be justified. Who is He [Who] will plead [against] me? For now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Only don't [do] 2 things to me: Then I won't hide myself from You. [Don't remove] Your hand far from me & don't let [the fear of You,] make me afraid. Then, [when] You call, I will answer: or let me speak & You answer me.

How many are [my] iniquities & sins? [Help me to understand] my transgression & my sin. [Why do] You hide Your face & [consider] me Your enemy? Will you break a leaf [blown back & forth?] And will You pursue the dry stubble?

For You write bitter things against me & make me [responsible] for the sins of my youth. You put my feet in [wooden] stocks & look [closely] at all my paths & the footprints You have [placed] on my feet.  And [I'm like] a rotten, moth eaten garment that [decays.]

Job 12:1-25 Job Answers Zophar

 

Job Answers Zophar

Job 12:1-25                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Job answered & said, No doubt, you are the [intelligent] people & wisdom shall die with you. But I have understanding, as well as you & I'm not inferior to you. [Yet,] who knows things such as these?

I am [like someone] mocked [by] his [friend] who calls upon God & [God] answers him. The just, upright man is laughed [at & looked down upon.] [Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon Me & I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble & I will deliver him & honor him.]

[He who] is at ease, despised the thought [of] a lamp, [until] his feet [were about to stumble.] God brings abundantly into [the] hands of robbers whose [tents] prosper & those [who] provoke God are [safe.] [Psalm 73:12 [See,] these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world & they increase in riches.]

But ask the [animals] now & they shall teach you & the [birds] of the air shall tell you, or speak to the earth & it shall [instruct] you & the [fish] of the sea shall declare [it to] you. Who [doesn't] know that the Lord's hand has [done] this? In Whose hand is the [life] of every living thing & the breath of all mankind?

Doesn't the ear [evaluate] words & the mouth [taste its] meat? With the [elders] is wisdom & in length of days [comes] understanding. With [God] is wisdom & strength. [God] has [advice] & understanding. [Look, God] breaks down & it can't be [rebuilt] again. He shuts a man up & there can't be [any release.]

[Isaiah 25:2 For [God] has made a city a heap & ruin of a [fenced] city. A palace of [foreigners is] no [longer] a city & it shall never be [rebuilt.] [Look, God] withholds the waters & they dry up. Also, He sends them out & they [overflow] the earth. With [God] is strength & wisdom.

The deceived & the deceiver are [both] His. [God] leads [advisors] away [plundered] & makes the judges fools. He [loosens the alliance] of kings & [straps their waist with a belt.]

[God] leads princes away [plundered] & overthrows the mighty. He removes the speech of the [trustworthy] & takes away the ability of the understanding of the [elders.] [Job 32:9 Great men are not always wise. Neither do the [elders] understand judgment.]

He pours [disgrace] upon princes & weakens the strength of the mighty. He [makes known] things [difficult to understand] & brings the shadow of death to light. [God makes known] the nations & destroys them. He increases [the size of] the nations & destroys them. He enlarges the nations & [reduces] them again.

[God] takes away the [wise] heart [of the leaders] of the people of the earth & causes them to wander in the wilderness when there is no [road.] They grope [like] in the darkness without [a] light & He makes them stagger like a [drunk] man.

Job 11:1-20 Zophar Responds to Job

 

Zophar Responds to Job

Job 11:1-20                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Zophar, the Naamathite, answered & said, Shouldn't the multitude of [your] words be answered? And shouldn't a man full of talk be justified? Should your lies make men [remain silent?]

And shall no man make you ashamed when you mock? For you have said, My [principles are] pure & I'm clean in your eyes. But, oh that God would speak & open His lips against you & He would show you the secrets of wisdom, [that] are double [what] is!

Therefore, know that God [requires] less [from] you than your [sin] deserves. Can you find out [about] God, by searching? Can you find out the perfection of [of] the Almighty? It is as high as heaven & what can you do? [It's] deeper than hell. What can you know?

[Its distance] is longer than the earth & [wider] than the sea. If [God] [cuts] off, [shuts] up, or [gathers] together [people,] who can hinder Him? Won't He [examine] it, for [God] knows vain men & He also sees wickedness?

For [then, a] vain man would be wise, [although] a man [is] born like a wild [mule.] If you prepare your heart & stretch out your hands to Him. If [sin is within] your [grasp,] put it far away & [don't] let wickedness dwell in your [tents.]

For then shall you lift up your face without [flaw] & you shall be steadfast & shall not [be fearful,] because you shall forget your misery & remember it [like flood] waters that [go] away.

And your [life] shall be [brighter] than [noon] & you shall shine & be like the morning. [Psalm 37:6 And He shall bring forth your righteousness [like] the light & your [justice] like [at noon.] And you shall be secure, because there is hope.

[Yet,] you shall dig [around] you & shall take your rest in safety. [Psalm 3:5-6 I laid [myself] down & slept. I [awakened,] for the Lord sustained me. I won't be afraid of 10,000 people against & [around] me.]

Also, you shall lie down & none shall make you afraid. [Yet,] many shall make [a case] against you. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail & they shall not escape & their [only] hope shall be [like] giving up the ghost.

Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Zophar, the Naamathite, answered & said, Shouldn't the multitude of [your] words be answered? And shouldn't a man full of talk be justified? Should your lies make men [remain silent?]

And shall no man make you ashamed when you mock? For you have said, My [principles are] pure & I'm clean in your eyes. But, oh that God would speak & open His lips against you & He would show you the secrets of wisdom, [that] are double [what] is!

Therefore, know that God [requires] less [from] you than your [sin] deserves. Can you find out [about] God, by searching? Can you find out the perfection of [of] the Almighty? It is as high as heaven & what can you do? [It's] deeper than hell. What can you know?

[Its distance] is longer than the earth & [wider] than the sea. If [God] [cuts] off, [shuts] up, or [gathers] together [people,] who can hinder Him? Won't He [examine] it, for [God] knows vain men & He also sees wickedness?

For [then, a] vain man would be wise, [although] a man [is] born like a wild [mule.] If you prepare your heart & stretch out your hands to Him. If [sin is within] your [grasp,] put it far away & [don't] let wickedness dwell in your [tents.]

For then shall you lift up your face without [flaw] & you shall be steadfast & shall not [be fearful,] because you shall forget your misery & remember it [like flood] waters that [go] away.

And your [life] shall be [brighter] than [noon] & you shall shine & be like the morning. [Psalm 37:6 And He shall bring forth your righteousness [like] the light & your [justice] like [at noon.] And you shall be secure, because there is hope.

[Yet,] you shall dig [around] you & shall take your rest in safety. [Psalm 3:5-6 I laid [myself] down & slept. I [awakened,] for the Lord sustained me. I won't be afraid of 10,000 people against & [around] me.]

Also, you shall lie down & none shall make you afraid. [Yet,] many shall make [a case] against you. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail & they shall not escape & their [only] hope shall be [like] giving up the ghost.

Job 10:1-22 Job Continues to Explain How Devastated He Feels

 

Job Continue to Explain How Devastated He Feels

Job 10:1-22                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

My soul is [tired, to the point of death.] I will [complain freely] & I will speak [from] the bitterness of my soul. I will say to God, Don't condemn me. Therefore, show me [Your dispute] with me.

Is it good to You, that you should oppress & despise [me,] the work of Your hands, [but You,] shine upon [those who give] wicked [advice?] Have You eyes of flesh? Or [do] You see [like] a man sees? Are Your days & years [like] a man's days, that You [ask about] & search after my iniquity & sin?

You know that I'm not wicked & there's none [who] can deliver [me] out of Your hand. Your hands have made & fashioned me [all] together; yet You [still] destroy me.

I [beg] You, remember that You have made me [like] the clay & will You will bring me [back] into the [dirt] again? Haven't You poured me out [like] milk & curdled me like [cottage] cheese? You have fenced me [in] with bones & [muscles] & clothed me with flesh & skin.

You have granted me life & favor & Your [care] has preserved my spirit & You have hidden these things in Your heart. I know that this is [within] You. If I sin, then You [target] me & You won't [say] I'm [innocent] from my [sins.]

If [I'm] wicked, woe to me & if [I'm] righteous, I [still] won't lift up my head. I am full of confusion. Therefore, You see my [suffering;] for it increases. You hunt me [like] a fierce lion & [still] You [continue to] show Yourself marvelous [to] me. You [resume] & increase Your indignation upon me.

[These] changes & [discord] are against me. [Why] then have You brought me [out] of the womb? Oh, that I had given up the ghost & no eye had seen me! I should've been as though I had not [existed.] I should've been carried from the womb to the grave.

Aren't my days few? Then, cease & let me alone, [so] that I may take a little comfort, before I go [where] I won't return [from,] even to the land of darkness & the shadow of death. A land of darkness, [like] darkness itself & of the shadow of death, without any order & the light [there] is [like] darkness.

Job 9:1-35 Job's Answer to Bildad

 

Job's Answer to Bildad

Job 9:1-35                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Job answered & said, I know it is [true,] but how [could] man be [justified] with God? [Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the Law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.]

If he will [argue] with God, he can't answer [God] 1 [time out of] 1,000 [times.] [God] is wise in heart & mighty in strength. Who has [opposed God] & prospered?

[God, Who] removes the mountains & [overthrows] them in His anger & they [don't] know it. [Who] shakes the earth out of [its] place & the pillars [of support] tremble.

[Isaiah 2:17-19 And the [pride] of man shall be bowed down & the [arrogance] of man shall be made low. And the Lord, alone shall be exalted [on] that day. And [God] shall [totally do away with] the idols. And they shall go into the rocks & into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord & for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.]

[Who] commands the sun & it [doesn't rise] &  [secures] the stars [so they don't fall.] [Who] Alone spreads out the heavens & [walks] upon the waves of the sea?

[Fulfilled in: Matthew 14: 24-25 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves, for the wind was very contrary. And in the 4th watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.] [Who] makes Arcturus, Orion, Pleiades & the [constellations] of the south?

[Amos 5:8 Seek Him, [Who] makes the 7 stars & Orion & turns the shadow of death into the morning & makes the day dark [like] night: [Who] calls for the waters of the sea & pours them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is His Name.]

[Who] does great things, [beyond] finding out, [yes,] & [does] wonders without number. [Look,] He goes by me & I [don't see] Him. He [continues] on, but [I'm not aware He's there.]

[Job 35:14 Although you say you shall not see Him, [still] justice] is before Him; you, therefore trust in Him.] [Look, if God] takes away [something,] who can [stop] Him? Who will say to Him, What [are] You [doing?]

If God won't withdraw His anger, [those who assist the] proud [will bow down to] Him. How [little] I [have to] answer Him & [to] choose my words to reason with HIm? [Even if] I were righteous, [still] I [couldn't] answer, but I would make [a request] to my Judge.

If I had called & He had answered me, I [still] wouldn't have believed that He had [listened] to my voice. For He breaks me [down] with a [storm] & multiplies my wounds without cause.

[Job 2:3 and the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant, Job, there [are] none like him in the earth, a [blameless] & upright man, [someone, who] fears [respects] God & [avoids] evil? And he still holds [tight] to his integrity, although you move Me against him, to destroy him without cause.]

He will not [allow] me to take [a] breath, but fills me with bitterness. If I speak of strength, [God] is strong & if [I speak] of judgment, who shall [schedule] me a time to plead [my case?] If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me. If I say I am [innocent,] it shall also prove me [guilty.]

[Although, if I'm innocent, I still] I wouldn't know [it myself;] I would despise my life. Therefore, I said this one thing, God destroys [both] the [innocent] & the wicked. If the [plague] shall suddenly [kill,] He will laugh at the [plight] of the wicked. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.

He [hides] the faces of [its] judges. If [it's] not [Him,] where [is He] & who is [it?] Now, my days [go by] [faster] than a [postal runner.] They flee away & [don't] see [anything] good. They [have] passed away, [like] the [speedy] ships. [Like] the eagle that [hurries] to [its] prey.

If I say, I will forget my complaint & [stop] my [despair] & comfort myself; I'm afraid all my sorrows [won't] hold me innocent. [Job 7:13 My flesh [trembles] for fear of You & I'm afraid of Your judgments.] If I'm wicked, then why do I labor in vain?

If I wash myself with water [from] snow & make my hands [ever] so clean; [still] You shall plunge me in a ditch & my own clothes shall [despise] me. [Jeremiah 2:22 For though you wash [yourself] with [washing soda] & [use] much [soap, still] your [sin] is [visible] before Me, says the Lord God.]

For [God] is not a man, [like] I am, [so] that I should answer Him & we should come together [& agree on a] judgment. [Romans 9:19-21 You will then say to me, Why does [God still] find fault? For who has resisted His will? O man, [no,] who are you who [debates] against God?

Shall the thing formed, say to Him, Who formed it, Why have You made me like [this?] Hasn't the potter power over the clay, [and is able] of the same lump [of clay] to make one vessel [for respect] & one vessel [for disgrace.]

Neither is there any [mediator between] us, [who] might [put his arms around] both of us. [Isaiah 1:18 Come now & let us reason together, says the Lord; [although] your sins [are like] scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. [Although] they [are] red like crimson, they shall be [white like] wool.]

Let [God] take His rod away from me & [don't] let his fear terrify me. Then, I would speak & not [be afraid of] Him, but [that's not the case] with me.

Job 8:1-22 Bildad Questions Job

 

Bildad Questions Job

Job 8:1-22                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Bildad, the Shuhite, answered & said, How long will you speak these things? And how long shall the words [from] your mouth be like a [blustery] wind? Does God [divert] judgment or does the Almighty [divert] justice?

If your children [had] sinned against [God] & He cast them away, because of their transgression; if you [would have sought] God [beforehand] & made your [request] to the Almighty & you were pure & upright, surely He would now [wake up] for you & make [the place of] your righteousness prosperous.

[Although] your beginning was [insignificant,] your end should increase greatly. I pray [that] you [inquire of those older] & prepare to [find out about] their [forefathers] [to see what they learned.] (For we know nothing, [except for] yesterday, because our days upon earth are [like] a shadow.)

[Won't] they teach you & tell you & [express the] words of their [hearts?] Can the [papyrus] grow without the [marsh?] Can the [reeds] grow without water? While it is [still] green & not cut down, it withers before other [plants.]

The paths of all [who] forget God, [are the same] & the hypocrite's hope shall perish, whose hope shall be cut off & whose trust shall be [like] a spider's web. [Psalm 112:10 The wicked shall see it & be grieved & he shall gnash his teeth & melt away. The desire of the wicked shall perish.]

[The spider] shall lean upon his house, but it [won't remain unchanged.] He shall hold [on tight,] but it shall not endure.

[Psalm 49:10-11 For he sees that wise men die & [also] the fool & the [senseless] person perishes & leave their wealth to others. Their thought [within them] is that their houses shall continue forever & their dwelling places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names.]

[The spider looks] green [in the sunlight] & [clings to] his branch [that] shoots [out] in his garden. [Its] roots are wrapped [around a rock] heap & [the spider] sees the [hiding] place [in the[rocks.] If [God] destroys him from his place, it shall deny him, saying then, I haven't seen you.

[Matthew 10: 32-33 Therefore, [whoever] shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father, [Who] is in heaven. Therefore, [whoever] shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father, [Who] is in heaven.]

[Look,] this is the joy of His way & others shall grow out of the earth. [See,] God won't cast away a [blameless] man, [nor] will He help [those who do] evil; [until God fills] your mouth with laughing & your lips with rejoicing.

[Those who] hate you, shall be clothed with shame & the dwelling place of the wicked, shall come to [nothing.] [Psalm 109:29 Let my [enemies] be clothed with shame & let them cover themselves with their own confusion, [like] with a [coat.]