Job 42:4

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

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  • Job 38:3 : 3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
  • Job 40:7 : 7 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
  • Gen 18:27 : 27 Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes.
  • Gen 18:30-32 : 30 Then Abraham said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if thirty are found there?' He replied, 'I will not do it if I find thirty there.' 31 Abraham said, 'Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there.' He answered, 'For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.' 32 Finally, he said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if ten are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.'

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  • 5 My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

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

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    4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.

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    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.

    33 But if not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.

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

  • Job 38:2-4
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    2 Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

    3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

    4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

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

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

  • 8 Surely, you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard your words.

  • 3 But I desire to speak to the Almighty, and I wish to reason with God.

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

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

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  • Job 40:7-8
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    7 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

    8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

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

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  • Job 34:1-2
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    1 Then Elihu answered and said:

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  • 15 You will call, and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.

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

  • 4 I will answer you and your companions who are with you.

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    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:

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    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.

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  • 2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me; tell me why You contend with me.

  • 8 Have you listened to the secret counsel of God and limited wisdom to yourself?

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

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    10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’

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  • 4 To whom have you uttered words, and whose breath has come from you?

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