Job 14:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

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  • Job 13:22 : 22 Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.
  • Job 10:3 : 3 What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?
  • Job 10:8 : 8 Your hands made me, and I was formed by you, but then, changing your purpose, you gave me up to destruction.
  • Job 7:21 : 21 And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.
  • Ps 50:4-5 : 4 His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people: 5 Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.
  • Ps 138:8 : 8 The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands.
  • 1 Thess 4:17 : 17 Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.
  • 1 John 2:28 : 28 And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 22 Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.

  • Job 14:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!

    14 If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free.

  • 6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.

  • 3 Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.

  • 12 And you will go on crying to me and making prayer to me, and I will give ear to you.

  • 9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;

  • 16 For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked.

  • 4 I will make answer to you and to your friends:

  • 1 Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?

  • Job 22:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26 For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.

    27 You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.

  • 32 If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

  • 4 Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

  • 14 What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

  • 5 I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.

  • 15 Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

  • Job 9:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

    16 If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.

  • 7 In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.

  • 15 When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.

  • 5 If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

  • Job 38:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 Get your strength together like a man of war; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

    4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

  • 13 But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

  • 3 Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

  • 1 And Job said in answer to the Lord,

  • Job 8:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;

    6 If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.

  • 3 But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

  • 35 If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

  • Job 27:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

    10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?

  • 8 Your hands made me, and I was formed by you, but then, changing your purpose, you gave me up to destruction.

  • Job 13:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.

    15 Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;

  • 8 But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears:

  • 15 In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.

  • 20 You give no answer to my cry, and take no note of my prayer.

  • 21 And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

  • 8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.

  • 3 When my cry came to your ears you gave me an answer, and made me great with strength in my soul.

  • 1 And Job made answer and said,

  • 8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

  • 70%

    1 <To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.> Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.

  • 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.

  • 13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • 28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

  • 6 That you take note of my sin, searching after my wrongdoing,

  • 14 How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.