Job 19:23

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Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!

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  • Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever.
  • Job 31:35 : 35 Oh, that someone would hear me! I sign now my defense; let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out his charges in a book.
  • Isa 8:1 : 1 Then the Lord said to me, "Take a large tablet and inscribe on it with an ordinary stylus: 'Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil.'"

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    24That with an iron stylus and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!

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    8Oh, that my request would be granted, and that God would fulfill my hope.

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    2Even today my complaint is bitter; my suffering is heavier than my groaning.

    3If only I knew where to find him, so that I might come to his dwelling.

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    2If only my grief could be weighed and my calamity placed together on the scales!

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    5Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!

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    8Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever.

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