Job 40:5

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I have spoken once, but I will not answer; twice, but I will say no more.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 33:14 : 14 For God speaks in one way and in two, yet no one perceives it.
  • Ps 62:11 : 11 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
  • Jer 31:18-19 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.' 19 After I turned away, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  • Job 34:31-32 : 31 Suppose someone says to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend anymore.' 32 'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'
  • 2 Kgs 6:10 : 10 So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had warned him about. Over time, he was careful there, not just once or twice.
  • Job 9:3 : 3 If someone desired to argue with Him, they could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
  • Job 9:15 : 15 Even if I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I could only plead for mercy with my judge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 40:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1 The LORD answered Job and said:

    2 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let the one who argues with God answer.

    3 Then Job answered the LORD and said:

    4 Behold, I am insignificant. What can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

  • Job 40:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said:

    7 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

  • Job 32:14-17
    4 verses
    77%

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

    15 They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have left them.

    16 Should I wait, now that they are not speaking and they stand there without replying any longer?

    17 I too will give my answer; I will express my opinion as well.

  • Job 33:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

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

    32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to justify you.

  • 1 Then Job answered the LORD and said:

  • Job 33:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 Why do you contend with Him? For He does not answer all of man's words.

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

  • Job 9:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

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

    15 Even if I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I could only plead for mercy with my judge.

  • 1 Then Job answered and said:

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

  • 1 Then Job answered and said,

  • 1 Then Job answered and said:

  • 1 Then Job responded and said:

  • 1 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said:

  • Job 13:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Who can contend with me? For now, if I am silent, I will perish.

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

  • 1 Then Job answered and said:

  • 1 Then Job replied and said:

  • 1 And Job continued speaking his discourse, saying:

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

  • 1 Job continued speaking further, saying:

  • 1 Then Job answered and said:

  • 2 Wait a little longer for me, and I will show you that there is still more to say on God's behalf.

  • 1 Then Job answered and said:

  • 32 For He is not a man, like me, that I might answer Him, that we might go to court together.

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

  • 2 And Job answered and said:

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

  • Job 34:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31 Suppose someone says to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend anymore.'

    32 'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'

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

  • Job 33:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 But now, Job, please listen to my words and pay attention to all I have to say.

    2 Look, I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my mouth.

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

  • 7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, 'My anger burns against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has.'

  • 22 For only a few years will come, and the path I take will never return.

  • 3 If someone desired to argue with Him, they could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

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

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

  • 16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form was before my eyes; silence, and then I heard a voice:

  • 3 Will your words of wind never end? Or what provokes you to answer?