Job 23:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.

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  • 1 Thess 3:3 : 3 So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.
  • 1 Thess 5:9 : 9 For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • Job 7:3 : 3 So I have for my heritage months of pain to no purpose, and nights of weariness are given to me.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Your way was in the sea, and your road in the great waters; there was no knowledge of your footsteps.
  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.
  • Isa 40:27-28 : 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, such words as these, O Israel, The Lord's eyes are not on my way, and my God gives no attention to my cause? 28 Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom.
  • Mic 6:9 : 9 The voice of the Lord is crying out to the town: Give ear, you tribes and the meeting of the town.
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.

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    13But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

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    15For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.

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  • Job 14:5
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    5If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixed limit past which he may not go;

  • Job 13:14-15
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    14I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.

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  • Job 9:10-12
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    10Who does great things not to be searched out; yes, wonders without number.

    11See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.

    12If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

  • Job 33:29
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    29Truly, God does all these things to man, twice and three times,

  • Job 33:10-11
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    10See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;

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  • Job 23:4-11
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    4I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

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

    6Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

    7There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

    8See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

    9I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

    10For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.

    11My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

  • Job 14:3
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    3Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

  • Job 24:22-23
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    22But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

    23He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.

  • Job 33:13
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    13Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

  • Job 37:12
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    12And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

  • Isa 38:15
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    15What am I to say? seeing that it is he who has done it: all my time of sleeping I am turning from side to side without rest.

  • Job 15:24
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    24He is greatly in fear of the dark day, trouble and pain overcome him:

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