Job 33:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Now yf there be a messenger, one among a thousande, sent for to speake vnto man, and to shew him the right way:

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  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Beholde, I wyll sende my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the lord whom ye seeke, shal speedyly come to his temple, and the messenger of the couenaunt whom ye desire, beholde he commeth, saith the Lorde of hoastes.
  • Eccl 7:28 : 28 which as yet I seeke, and finde it not. Among a thousande men I haue founde one: but not one woman among all.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The spirite of the Lord is vpon me: for the Lord hath annoynted me, and sent me to preache good tidinges vnto the poore, that I might binde vp the wounded heartes, that I might preache deliueraunce to the captiue, and open the prison to the that are bounde: 2 That I might declare the acceptable yere of the Lorde, and the day of the vengeaunce of our God: that I might comfort all them that are in heauinesse: 3 That I might geue vnto them that mourne in Sion, that I might geue I say beautie in steede of asshes, ioyfull oyntment for sighing, pleasaunt rayment for an heauie minde, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, a planting of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in.
  • Lam 3:22-23 : 22 namely it is of the Lordes mercies that we are not vtterly consumed, for truely his pitifull compassion hath not ceassed. 23 Newe mercyes shall the Lord shewe vpon thee early in the day springing, (O Lorde) great is thy faythfulnesse.
  • Lam 3:32 : 32 But though he punishe, yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne.
  • Lam 3:39-41 : 39 Wherefore then murmureth the liuing man? let hym murmure at his owne sinne. 40 Let vs looke well vpon our wayes, and remember our selues, and turne agayne to the Lorde. 41 Let vs lift our heartes with our handes vnto the Lorde that is in heauen.
  • Ezek 18:25-28 : 25 And yet ye say, the way of the Lorde is not indifferent. Heare therefore ye house of Israel, is not my way equall? or are not your wayes rather vnequall? 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousnesse, and committeth iniquitie, and dieth in the same: in his iniquitie whiche he hath committed shall he dye. 27 Agayne, when the wicked turneth away from his wickednesse that he hath done, and doth iudgement and right, he shall saue his soule aliue. 28 Because he seeth, and turneth away from all his iniquitie that he hath committed, he shall surely liue, and not dye.
  • Dan 9:14 : 14 Therfore hath the Lord watched vpon the plague, and brought it vpon vs: for the Lorde our God is righteous in all his workes which he doth: for we would not hearken vnto his voyce.
  • Hag 1:13 : 13 Then Haggeus the Lordes messenger sayd in the Lordes message vnto the people, saying: I am with you saith the Lorde.
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priestes lippes shall kepe knowledge, and they shall seeke the lawe at his mouth: because he is the messenger of the Lorde of hoastes.
  • Judg 2:1 : 1 And the angel of the Lorde came vp from Gilgal to Bochim, and sayde: I made you to go out of Egipt, & haue brought you vnto the lande whiche I sware vnto your fathers: And I sayde, I will neuer breake myne appoyntment that I made with you.
  • 2 Chr 36:15-16 : 15 And the Lorde God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising vp betimes, and sending: for he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his wordes, and misvsed his prophetes, vntill the wrath of the Lorde arose against his people, and till there was no remedie.
  • Neh 9:33 : 33 And truely thou art iust in al that thou hast brought vpon vs, for thou hast done right: As for vs, we haue ben vngodly,
  • Job 9:3 : 3 If he wil argue with hym, he can not aunswere hym one thing of a thousande.
  • Job 11:6 : 6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wysdome, howe thou hast deserued double according to right: Know therfore that God hath forgotten thee for thyne iniquitie.
  • Job 34:10 : 10 Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding: farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse, & farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing.
  • Job 34:12 : 12 Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly, neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement.
  • Job 34:32 : 32 If I haue gone amisse, enfourme thou me: If I haue done wrong, I wyll leaue of.
  • Job 35:14 : 14 Although thou sayest to God thou wylt not regarde it: yet iudgement is before him, trust thou in him.
  • Job 36:3 : 3 I wyll open vnto thee yet farre higher knowledge, and wil ascribe righteousnesse vnto my maker.
  • Job 36:8-9 : 8 But if they be layde in chaynes, or bounde with the bondes of trouble, 9 Then wyll he shew them their worke, & their sinnes which haue ouercome them. 10 He with punishing and nurturing of them, roundeth them in the eares, warneth them to leaue of from their wickednesse, and to amende. 11 If they now wyll take heede & serue him, they shal weare out their dayes in prosperitie, and their yeres in pleasure. 12 But if they wil not hearken, they shal go through the sworde, and perishe or euer they be aware. 13 As for hypocrites in heart, they shall heape vp wrath for them selues for they call not vpon him, though they be his prisoners.
  • Job 37:23 : 23 It is the almightie, we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundaunt in iustice: he afflicteth not.
  • Ps 94:12 : 12 Blessed is the man O Lorde, whom thou wylt chasten: and whom thou wylt instruct in thy lawe.
  • Ps 119:75 : 75 I know O God that thy iudgementes are iustice: and that thou hast caused me ryghtfully to be afflicted.
  • Acts 8:30 : 30 And Philip ran thither to him, & heard hym reade the prophete Esaias, & saide: vnderstandest thou what thou readest?
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 For I speake to you gentiles, in as much as I am the Apostle of the gentiles, I magnifie myne office.
  • 1 Cor 11:30-32 : 30 For this cause many are weake and sicke among you, and many slepe. 31 For yf we woulde iudge our selues, we shoulde not be iudged. 32 But when we are iudged, we are chastened of the Lorde, that we shoulde not be dampned with the worlde.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christe, euen as though God dyd beseche you through vs. So praye we you in Christes steade, that ye be reconciled vnto God.
  • Heb 12:5-9 : 5 And ye haue forgotten the exhortatio, which speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren: My sonne despise not thou the chastenyng of the Lorde, neither faynt when thou art rebuked of hym: 6 For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth euery sonne that he receaueth. 7 If ye endure chastenyng, God offereth him selfe as vnto sonnes: For what sonne is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But yf ye be without chastisment, wherof all are partakers, then are ye bastardes, and not sonnes. 9 Furthermore, we haue had fathers of our fleshe, which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: Shall we not then much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites, and lyue? 10 For they veryly, for a fewe dayes, chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he, for our profite, that we myght be partakers of his holynesse. 11 No chashsyng for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but greeuous: Neuerthelesse, afterwarde it bryngeth the quiet fruite of ryghteousnesse, vnto the which are exercised therby. 12 Strayghten vp therfore the handes which were let downe, and the weake knees:

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  • 24 Then the Lord is mercifull vnto him, and sayth, He shalbe deliuered, that he fall not downe to the graue: for I am sufficiently reconciled.

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    5 I woulde knowe what aunswere he woulde geue me, and vnderstande what he woulde say vnto me.

    6 Will he pleade against me with his great power? No, but he will make me the stronger.

    7 There the righteous might dispute with him, so shoulde I be deliuered for euer from my iudge.

  • 23 For God wil not lay vpon man more then he hath sinned, that he should enter into iudgement with him.

  • 22 His soule draweth vnto the graue, and his lyfe to death.

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    26 He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauorable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy, for he will render vnto man his righteousnesse.

    27 A respect hath he vnto men, let man then say, I haue offended, I did vnrighteously, & it hath done me no good:

    28 Yea he hath deliuered my soule from destruction, and my lyfe shall see the light.

    29 Lo all these worketh God alway with man:

    30 That he bring backe his soule from the graue to the light, yea the light of the lyuing.

    31 Marke wel O Iob, and heare me: hold thee still, and I will speake.

    32 But if thou hast any thing to say, then aunswere me, and speake: for I desire to iustifie thee.

    33 If thou hast nothing, then heare me, and hold thy tongue, and I shall teache thee wysdome.

  • 3 If he wil argue with hym, he can not aunswere hym one thing of a thousande.

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    32 For he that I must geue aunswere vnto, and with whom I go to the lawe, is not a man as I am:

    33 Neither is there any dayesman to lay his hande betweene vs.

  • 21 O that a body might pleate with God, as one man doth with an other:

  • 14 He perfourmeth the thing that is appoynted for me, and many such thinges doth he.

  • 3 Doest thou open thyne eyes vpon such one, and bringest me into thy iudgement?

  • 10 And the man that stoode among the myrre trees aunswered, and said: These are they whom the Lorde hath sent to go thorowe the world.

  • 5 But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:

  • 6 If thou wouldest liue a pure and godly life: shoulde he not awake vp vnto thee immediatly, and make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous?

  • 13 Yea, with God is wysdome and strength, it is he that hath counsell and foreknowledge.

  • 29 When the wicked be cast downe, thou shalt say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.

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    12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right, I wil make aunswere vnto thee, that God is greater then man.

    13 And why doest thou then striue against him? for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes.

    14 For God speaketh once or twise, and yet man vnderstandeth it not.

  • 23 And though they gaue him to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.

  • 1 If there be strife betweene men, they shall come vnto the lawe, and let the Iudges geue sentence betwene them: and iustifie the righteous, & condemne the vngodly.

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    10 Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding: farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse, & farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing.

    11 For he shall rewarde man after his workes, and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes.

  • 17 Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be purer then his maker?

  • 16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes:

  • 25 With the holy thou wylt be holy: with a perfect man thou wylt be perfect.

  • 26 With the godly thou shalt be godlie: and with the man that is vpright, thou shalt be vpright.

  • 34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wyse man hearken vnto me.

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    4 There ariseth vp light in the darknes: vnto them that deale vprightly he is merciful, and louing, and righteous.

    5 A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.

  • 2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt: for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified.

  • 23 From whom their endes are hyd, and consealed by God?

  • 3 O that I might know him, and finde him, and that I might come before his seate:

  • 29 When he geueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hydeth his face, who can beholde him? whether it be vpon nations, or vpo one man onely:

  • 21 Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well.

  • 19 If men will speake of strength, lo he is strong: if men will speake of iudgement, who shall bring me in to pleade?

  • 16 He sawe also that there was no man righteous, and he wondred that there was no man to helpe hym: wherefore he helde hym by his owne power, and he sustayned hym by his owne righteousnesse.

  • 21 For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.

  • 20 Shall it be tolde him what I saye? Shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?

  • 11 For their redeemer is mightie, euen he shall defend their cause against thee.

  • 5 If thou canst then geue me aunswere, prepare thy selfe and stande before me face to face.