Job 9:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 7:13 : 13 When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;
  • Ps 77:2-3 : 2 In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted. 3 I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)
  • Jer 8:18 : 18 Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble.
  • Job 7:11 : 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.

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