Job 37:20

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Should it be told to Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

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  • Job 6:3 : 3 For now, it is heavier than the sands of the seas; that is why my words are impulsive.
  • Job 11:7-8 : 7 Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? 8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
  • Ps 139:4 : 4 Before a word is on my tongue, You, LORD, know it completely.
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 I tell you, on the Day of Judgment, people will give an account for every idle word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

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  • 19Teach us what we should say to Him, for we cannot present our case because of the darkness.

  • Job 13:19-20
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    19Who can contend with me? For now, if I am silent, I will perish.

    20Only grant me these two things, so that I will not hide myself from You:

  • Job 21:4-5
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    4Is my complaint directed to a man? Why then should my spirit not be impatient?

    5Look at me and be appalled, and lay your hand over your mouth.

  • 21Now no one sees the bright light in the clouds, but the wind has passed and cleared them.

  • 3For now, it is heavier than the sands of the seas; that is why my words are impulsive.

  • 20Let me speak so that I may find relief; let me open my lips and answer.

  • Job 42:3-4
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    3You asked, 'Who is this that obscures counsel without knowledge?' Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

    4You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.'

  • 15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed Your children.

  • 13That you turn your spirit against God and let words escape from your mouth?

  • 5I would know the words he would answer me with and understand what he would say to me.

  • 11It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.

  • 14But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.

  • 2If someone attempts to speak with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking?

  • 5But oh, that God would speak and open His lips against you,

  • 2Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

  • 31Pay attention, Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

  • 13Be silent and let me speak. Whatever happens to me, let it come!

  • 11Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

  • 13If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If you would set me a time and then remember me!

  • 26Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not kindled by man will consume him and devour what remains in his tent.

  • 15What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.

  • 35Then I would speak without fear of Him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.

  • 16If you have understanding, listen to this; pay attention to the sound of my words.

  • 34Men of understanding declare, and the wise man who hears me says:

  • 14For God speaks in one way and in two, yet no one perceives it.

  • 22Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You respond to me.

  • 25Do not let them say in their hearts, 'Aha, just what we wanted!' Do not let them say, 'We have swallowed him up!'

  • 23To a man whose path is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

  • 29When He gives quietness, who can condemn? When He hides His face, who can behold Him? Yet He watches over both nation and man alike.

  • 20Are not my days few? Leave me alone, so I may have a moment of relief.

  • 29Let him put his mouth in the dust—there may yet be hope.

  • 17I will show you; listen to me, and let me declare what I have seen:

  • Job 11:2-3
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    2Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and should a man full of talk be justified?

    3Will your empty talk silence others? Will you mock without anyone to rebuke you?

  • 2Listen closely to the rumbling of His voice and the sound that comes from His mouth.

  • 19If it is a matter of strength, He is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

  • 19Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness,

  • 3Should he argue in a way that is useless and speak words that bring no benefit?

  • 34Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

  • 10If He passes by, imprisons, or calls an assembly, who can turn Him back?

  • 30He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his branch, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.

  • 7Will you speak unjustly on God's behalf and speak deceitfully for Him?

  • 17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness or by the deep gloom that covers my face.

  • 30But if the Lord brings about something unprecedented and the ground opens its mouth to swallow them and everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.

  • 2I said, 'I will guard my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth while the wicked are in my presence.'

  • 14How then can I answer Him? I would choose my words carefully in His presence.

  • 14what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when He calls me to account?