Job 27:1-23 Job Continues His Discussion

 

Job Continues His Discussion

Job 27:1-23                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

[Also,] Job continued his [discussion] & said, As [the Lord] God lives, Who has taken away my [justice] & the Almighty, Who has [troubled] my soul, while my breath is [still] in me & the spirit of God [still gives me breath] in my nostrils; my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my to [mouth] to [speak deceitfully.]

God forbid that I should justify you. [Until] I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. I hold [tight to] my righteousness & will not let it go. My heart shall not [disgrace] me, so long as I live.

Let [my] enemy be [like] the wicked & unrighteous who rise up against me. [Although] he has gained, what is the hope of the hypocrite, when God takes away his soul?

[Matthew 15:7-9 You hypocrites, [Isaiah] did well [to] prophesy of you, saying, This people draw [close] to Me with their mouth & honor Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me. But they worship Me in vain, teaching for [doctrine,] the commandments of men.]

Will God his hear his [outcry] when trouble comes upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God? I will teach you by the hand of God. I will not conceal [what] is with the Almighty.

[Look,] all you [who] have seen it yourselves. Then, why are you [entirely] vain? This is the portion & heritage of the wicked man & oppressors, [who] shall receive [this from] the Almighty. If his children [are] multiplied, it is for the sword & his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

[Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God is quick, powerful & sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing the soul [to pieces] & the joints & marrow. And [it] is a discerner of the thoughts & intents of the heart.]

Those [who survive] him shall be buried [because of] death & [their] widows shall not weep [for them.] [Although] he [heaps] silver [like] dust & prepares [clothing like] [the plentiful] clay; he may prepare it, but the [righteous] shall [wear] it & the innocent shall divide the silver.

He builds his house [like] a moth [builds a cocoon] & [like] a [hive] that the [bee] keeper makes. The rich man shall lie down [in death,] but he shall not be gathered. He opens his eyes & he [no longer exists.]

Terrors [overwhelm] him [like flood] waters. A [storm washes] him away in the night. The east wind carries him away & hurls him out of his place [like a tornado] & he departs. For God shall cast [affliction] upon him & not spare [him or even pretend to let him] flee out of His hand.

[Ezekiel 5:11 [Therefore,] as I live, says the Lord God; Surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with your detestable things & all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you. Neither shall [My eyes] spare, neither will I have any pity.]

Men shall [shake] their hands at him & shall hiss [at him in] his [final resting] place.

Job 26:1-14 Job Replied to Bildad

 

Job Replied to Bildad

Job 26:1-14                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Job answered & said, How have you helped him [who] is without power? How [did you] save the arm that has no strength? How have you counseled him [who] has no wisdom?

And how have you declared this [multitude of sound advice, like this?] To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit [spoke] from you? Under the waters, dead things & [its] inhabitants [tremble.]

Hell is [lays bare] before [the Lord God] & destruction has no covering [in which to hide.] [God] stretches out the north over the empty place & hangs the earth upon [what was] nothing.

[God ties up] the waters [within] His thick clouds & [still] the clouds aren't [torn below] them. [God] holds back the [front] of His throne & spreads His cloud upon it.

[Isaiah 66:1 The Lord said [this,] The heaven is My throne & the earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you build [for] Me? And where is the place [for] My [feet to] rest?]

[God] has [surrounded] the waters with [boundaries,] until the day & night come to an end. [Heaven's] pillars tremble & are astonished at [God's disapproval.] [God] divides the sea with His power & by His understanding He [strikes down] the proud.

By [God's] Spirit, He has [decorated] the heavens [with stars.] His hand has [even] formed the [deceitful snake.] [Look,] these are parts of [God's] ways. But how little is heard [from] Him. But who can understand the thunder of His power?

Job 25:1-6 Bildad Continues to Challenge Job

 

Bildad Continues to Challenge Job

Job 25:1-6                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then Bildad, the Shuhite, answered & said, [Power] & fear [respect] are with [God] & He makes peace in His high places. [Are you able to count] the number of His armies?

And upon whom [doesn't God's] light arise? [James 1:17 Every good gift & every perfect gift is from above & comes down from the Father of Lights, with Whom is no [variation] & neither [is there any] shadow of [changing.]

Then, how can a man be justified with God? Or how can a man that is born of a woman be clean? [Look,] even the moon doesn't shine & the stars aren't pure in [God's] sight.

How much less is man [pure, who] is a worm? And the Son of Man who is a worm. [Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm & [not a] man, [looked down upon by] men & despised [by] the people.]

Job 24:1-25 Job Tells of the Wickedness of Some

 

Job Tells of the Wickedness of Some

Job 24:1-25                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Since times aren't hidden from the Almighty, Why do [those who] know Him not see the days of [God?] [1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 But of the times & seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write to you. For yourselves know perfectly [well] that the Day of the Lord, comes [like] a thief in the night.

For when they shall say, Peace & safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them & they won't escape, [like labor pains] upon a woman [delivering a] child. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, [so] that day should overtake you [like] a thief.]

Some [people] remove the landmarks. They [steal] flocks [by violence & eat [them.] [Hosea 5:10 The princes of Judah were like [those who] remove the [boundary markers.] Therefore, I will pour out My [anger] on them like water.]

They drive away the [donkeys] of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge [for repayment.] They turn the needy out of the [road.] The poor of the earth [hide] themselves together.

[See, like] wild [donkeys] in the desert, they go [out] to their work, rising [early] [to search] for prey. The wilderness [provides] food for them & for their children. Everyone [harvests] his corn in the field & they gather the [wine] of the wicked.

They [make] the naked to lodge without clothing, [so] that they have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the [mountain] showers & [huddle around] the rock for [lack] of shelter. They pluck [away the nursing babies] of the fatherless & [require] a pledge [of collateral for repayment, from] the poor.

[Leviticus 25:35-37 And if your brother with you, [grows] poor & [falls into decline,] then you shall relieve him. [Yet, although] he is a stranger, or a [wanderer,] that he may live with you [there.] You take no [interest] from him, or [profit,] but fear [respect] your God; [so] that your brother may live with you. You shall not give him your money [with interest,] nor lend him your [food for profit.]

They cause him to go naked without clothing & they take away the sheaf [of wheat] from the hungry; [who] make oil within their walls & [trample] their wine presses, [but] suffer thirst.

Men groan from [outside] the city & the wounded [person] cries out. [Still,] God doesn't [charge] them with folly. [These are those who] repel against the Light. They [don't] know [its] ways, nor [do] they stay in [its] paths.

[1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another & the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.]

The murderer [who] rises [at daybreak] & kills the poor & needy & is [like] a thief in the night. Also, the eye of [the person who commits adultery,] waits for twilight, saying, No [one] shall see me [with their eyes] & disguises his face.

In the dark, they dig through [the possessions within] houses, [that] they had [targeted during] the daytime for themselves, because they don't know the Light.

[John 3:19-20 And this is the condemnation, that Light [has] come into the world & men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone [who] does evil, hates the Light, neither [does he] come to the Light, [so] that his deeds [won't be sharply criticized.]

For them, the morning is even [like] the shadow of death. If [someone] knows them, they are [terrified of] the shadow of death. He is swift [like] the waters & their portion [of their inheritance] in the earth is cursed.

He [doesn't see the ways] [of those who go] to the vineyards. Drought & heat [make] the snow waters [evaporate & disappear.] [Also,] the grave [does the same to those who] have sinned. The womb [that gave birth to him] shall forget him, [as] the worm shall feed sweetly on him.

He shall be [cut down] & broken [like] a tree. [Job 18:17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth & he shall have no [one who remembers his] name in the street.]

He [preys upon] the barren [who are childless] & [doesn't do what's] good to the widow. [God] also [takes away] the mighty with his power. He rises up & no [man's] life is [certain.] [Although] safety is given to him, where he rests, [still God's] eyes are upon their [sinful] ways.

They are exalted for a little while, [then] are brought low & are gone. They are taken out of the [path like] all [others] & cut off [like] the ears of corn. And if it isn't so, who will [prove] me a liar & make [what I said worthless?]

Job 23:1-17 Job Speaks of Wanting to Present His Case to God

 

Job Speaks of Wanting to Present His Case to God

Job 23:1-17                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Job answered [Eliphaz] & said, Even today, my complaint is bitter. [God's hand on me] is heavier than my groaning. Oh, [if] I [only] knew where I might find Him! [So,] that I might even come to His seat [of judgment.]

I would [put my case in] order, before Him & [prepare] my mouth with arguments. I would [anticipate] & understand the words [God] would answer me. Will [God] plead [HIs case] against me with His great power? No; but [instead] He would [strengthen] me.

There, the righteous might [debate] with Him; so I should be delivered forever from my judge. I [look ahead, but [God] isn't there & backward, I can't [recognize] Him. On the left hand [side,] where He [works,] I can't [catch sight of] Him. [God] hides Himself on the right hand [side, so] that I can't see Him.

But [God] knows the [path] that I take. When [God] has [tested] me, I shall come [out like] gold. My foot has held [close to] His steps. I have kept His way & not [rejected it.] Neither have I gone [astray] from the commandment of [God's] lips.

I have [respected] the Words of His mouth more than food necessary [for life.] But [God] is [of] one mind & who can [sway] Him? And [God] does what His soul desires. For [God accomplishes what] is [determined] for me.

And many [similar plans] are with [Him.] Therefore, I am troubled at His presence. When I think about it, I'm afraid of Him. For God makes my heart [weak] & the Almighty troubles me, because I wasn't cut off before the darkness.

[Job 10:19 I should've been as though I hadn't [existed,] I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.] Neither has [God hidden] the darkness from my face.

Job 22:1-30 Eliphaz Answers Job With Lies

 

Eliphaz Answers Job With Lies

Job 22:1-30                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered & said, Can a man be [beneficial] to God, [like] he [who] is wise may be [beneficial] to himself? [Job 35:7 If you [are] righteous, what [do] you give [God?] Or What [does God] receive [from] your hand?]

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it [benefit God,] that you make your ways [blameless?] Will God [disapprove of] you, [because He's] [fearful] of you?

Will [God] enter with you into judgment? Isn't your wickedness [enormous?] And your [sins are endless?] For you have taken a pledge from your [fellow Hebrew with no end result] & you stripped the naked of their clothing.

[Exodus 22:26-27 If you at all take your neighbor's [clothing for a] pledge, you shall deliver it to him by sundown [that day,] for that is his only covering. It is his [clothing] for his skin. [What] shall he sleep [in?] And it shall [happen,] when he cries [out] to Me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.]

You haven't given water to the weary to drink & you have withheld bread from the hungry. But, as for [Job,] the mighty, [honored] man, he [owned land of] the earth & dwelt in it.

You have sent widows away empty [handed] & have broken the arms of the fatherless. Therefore, [traps are around] you & sudden fear troubles you; or darkness, [so] that you can't see & [an] abundance of waters cover you.

Isn't God [very high up] in heaven? And [look at] the height of the stars & how high they are! And you say, How does God know? Can He judge through the dark [clouds?]

Thick clouds are a cover [for Job, so] that [God doesn't] see [him.] And [God] walks [the stars' orbits] of heaven. Have you [identified] the old [path, that] wicked men have [trampled?]

[Those wicked men] were cut down [before their] time, whose [foundations were washed away] by a flood. [Wicked men, who] said to God, Depart from us. What can the Almighty do for them?

[Still, God] filled their houses with good things, but the [advice] of the wicked is far from me. The righteous see it & are glad. The innocent laugh [& look down on them.] Our [possessions that weren't destroyed,] the fire consumed the [rest] of them.

Now, [get to know God] & be at peace. [As a result,] good things shall come to you. I pray [that] you receive the law from [God's] mouth & [store] up His words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you shall be [exalted.]

You [should] put [sin] far from your [tents.] Then, you shall [store] up gold [like] dust. And the gold of Ophir, [like] the stones of the brooks. [Yet,] the Almighty shall be your [defender] & you shall have plenty of silver.

For then, you shall have your delight [with] the Almighty & shall lift up your face to God. You shall make your prayer to [God] & He shall hear you & you shall pay [what you vowed.]

You shall also [decide something] & it shall be established [for] you. And the light shall shine up all your [paths.] When men are [discouraged,] then you shall say, [They are in need of uplifting & God] shall save the humble person.

[Matthew 23:12 And [whoever] shall exalt himself shall be [humbled] & he [who] humbles himself, shall be exalted.] [God] shall deliver the innocent [who are isolated] & by the pureness of your hands, it is delivered.

Job 21:1-34 Job Responds to Zophar's Cruel Untrue Comments

 

Job Responds to Zophar's Cruel Untrue Comments

Job 21:1-34                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Job answered & said, Listen to [what I say carefully] & let this be your [consolation.] [Bear with me] while I speak. After I've spoken,] you can continue to mock [me.]

As for me, is my complaint to man? If it were so, why shouldn't my spirit be troubled? [Look at me] & be astonished & [cover] your mouth [with] your hand. When I remember, I'm afraid & trembling takes hold of my flesh.

[Why] do the wicked live & become old, [yet] are mighty in power? Their [descendants & their offspring are] established in their sight before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear & neither is [God's] rod upon them.

Their bull breeds [without] fail. Their cow, calves & [doesn't have still borns.] They send out their little ones like a flock & their children dance. They take the [tambourine] & harp & rejoice at the sound of the [flute.]

They spend their days in wealth & go to the grave [at any] moment. Therefore, they say to [the Lord] God, Depart from us. We [don't] desire [to know] Your ways.

What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what [benefit do] we have, if we pray to him?

[Job 34:9-11] For he has said, It [benefits] man nothing, that he should delight himself with God. Therefore, [pay attention] to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God, shall cause every man to find He shall [repay] for the work of a man, according to his [actions.]

[Look,] their good [things aren't] in their hands.] The [advice] of the wicked is far from me. How [often] is the candle of the wicked [snuffed] out! And how [often] [does] their destruction come upon them!

God distributes sorrows in His [anger.] They are [like] stubble before the wind & the [debris] that the storm carries away. God [reserves a man's punishment] for his children.

[Man should] know, [God repays the wicked.]  [A wicked man's] eyes shall see his destruction & he shall drink of the [fury] of the Almighty.

[Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the [fury] of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation. And he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the holy angels & in the presence of the Lamb.]

For what pleasure [does he have] in his house, when the number of his [life's] months are cut off in the [middle?] Shall [anyone] teach God knowledge? [Since,] He judges those who are on high.

One [person dies with] his full strength & is [totally] at ease & [at peace.] His [chest is still strong] &  his bones are moistened with marrow. Another [person dies] in the bitterness of his soul & never eats with pleasure. They [both] shall lie down in the [dirt the same] & the worms shall cover them.

[Look,] I know your thoughts & [schemes] which you imagine against me wrongly. For you say, Where is the house of the [leader?] Where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

Haven't you asked [those who] go by the [road?] [Don't] you know their [signs?] The wicked [are] reserved [until] the day of destruction. They shall be brought forth [on] the day of wrath.

[Revelation 21:6-8 And He said to me, It is done. I am [the] Alpha and [the] Omega, the Beginning and the end. I will give [to] him [who is thirsty from] the fountain of the water of life freely.

He [who] overcomes shall inherit all things & I will be his God & he shall be [like] My Son. But the fearful, unbelieving, [detestable,] murderers, [sexual traffickers,] sorcerers, idolaters & all liars, shall have their [portion] in the lake [that] burns with fire & brimstone, which is the 2nd death.]

Who shall declare his [wicked actions] to his face? Who shall repay him [for] what he has done? Yet, he shall be brought to the grave & shall remain in the tomb.

The [dirt] clods of the valley shall be sweet to him & every man shall [follow] after him [like] there were [many] before him. How [can you] comfort me, [since] your [worthless] answers [are falsehoods?]