Job 7:21
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.
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- Job 10:14 : 14 That, if I did wrong, you would take note of it, and would not make me clear from sin:
- Dan 12:2 : 2 And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
- Hos 14:2 : 2 O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.
- Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy. 19 He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea.
- John 1:29 : 29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
- Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
- 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.
- 1 John 3:5 : 5 And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.
- 2 Sam 24:10 : 10 And after the people had been numbered, David's heart was troubled. And David said to the Lord, Great has been my sin in doing this; but now, O Lord, be pleased to take away the sin of your servant, for I have done very foolishly
- Job 3:13 : 13 For then I might have gone to my rest in quiet, and in sleep have been in peace,
- Job 7:8 : 8 The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
- Job 10:9 : 9 O keep in mind that you made me out of earth; and will you send me back again to dust?
- Job 13:23-24 : 23 What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them. 24 Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?
- Job 17:14 : 14 If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;
- Job 21:32-33 : 32 He is taken to his last resting-place, and keeps watch over it. 33 The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him.
- Ps 37:36 : 36 But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
- Ps 103:15 : 15 As for man, his days are as grass: his beautiful growth is like the flower of the field.
- Eccl 12:7 : 7 And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
- Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
- Isa 64:9 : 9 Your holy towns have become a waste, Zion has become a waste, Jerusalem is a mass of broken walls.
- Lam 3:42-44 : 42 We have done wrong and gone against your law; we have not had your forgiveness. 43 Covering yourself with wrath you have gone after us, cutting us off without pity; 44 Covering yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not get through.
- Lam 5:20-22 : 20 Why have we gone from your memory for ever? why have you been turned away from us for so long? 21 Make us come back to you, O Lord, and let us be turned; make our days new again as in the past. 22 But you have quite given us up; you are full of wrath against us.
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- Job 7:19-202 verses86%
19 How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?
20 If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?
- Job 14:13-142 verses79%
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.
- Job 10:6-72 verses78%
6 That you take note of my sin, searching after my wrongdoing,
7 Though you see that I am not an evil-doer; and there is no one who is able to take a man out of your hands?
- Job 10:14-152 verses77%
14 That, if I did wrong, you would take note of it, and would not make me clear from sin:
15 That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.
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9 What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
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4 When I go to my bed, I say, When will it be time to get up? but the night is long, and I am turning from side to side till morning light.
- Job 9:28-292 verses76%
28 I go in fear of all my pains; I am certain that I will not be free from sin in your eyes.
29 You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?
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19 Is any one able to take up the argument against me? If so, I would keep quiet and give up my breath.
- Job 10:20-212 verses76%
20 Are not the days of my life small in number? Let your eyes be turned away from me, so that I may have a little pleasure,
21 Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,
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7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
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2 I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.
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3 Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?
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9 I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
- Job 13:22-243 verses75%
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.
23 What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them.
24 Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?
- Job 7:11-133 verses75%
11 So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.
12 Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?
13 When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;
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35 And still you said, I have done no wrong; truly, his wrath is turned away from me. See, I will take up the cause against you, because you say, I have done no wrong.
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8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
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6 For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.
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8 The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
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4 As for me, is my outcry against man? is it then to be wondered at if my spirit is troubled?
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3 What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?
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8 But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
- Job 14:16-172 verses73%
16 For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked.
17 My wrongdoing is corded up in a bag, and my sin is shut up safe.
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13 For then I might have gone to my rest in quiet, and in sleep have been in peace,
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14 What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
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18 I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
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13 If I am waiting for the underworld as my house, if I have made my bed in the dark;
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19 Truly God has made me low, even to the earth, and I have become like dust.
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9 Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.
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15 Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?
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2 Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.
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9 I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:
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7 Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.
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18 Why then did you make me come out of my mother's body? It would have been better for me to have taken my last breath, and for no eye to have seen me,
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33 If I kept my evil doings covered, and my sin in the secret of my breast,
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3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
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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.
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4 Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.