Job 11:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!

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  • Job 38:1-2 : 1 Then answered the Lord vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth the counsell by wordes without knowledge?
  • Job 40:1-5 : 1 (39:34) Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, & said, 2 (39:35) Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it. 3 (39:36) Then Iob answered the Lord, saying, 4 (39:37) Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth. 5 (39:38) Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
  • Job 40:8 : 8 (40:3) Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
  • Job 42:7 : 7 Now after that the Lord had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, ye Lord also said vnto Eliphaz ye Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for yee haue not spoken of me the thing that is right, like my seruant Iob.
  • Job 23:3-7 : 3 Would God yet I knew how to finde him, I would enter vnto his place. 4 I would pleade the cause before him, & fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would knowe the wordes, that he would answere me, & would vnderstand what he would say vnto me. 6 Would he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me. 7 There the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.
  • Job 31:35 : 35 Oh that I had some to heare me! beholde my signe that the Almightie will witnesse for me: though mine aduersary should write a booke against me,
  • Job 33:6-9 : 6 Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay. 7 Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee. 8 Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes. 9 I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me. 10 Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie. 11 He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths. 12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man. 13 Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters. 14 For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not. 15 In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds, 16 Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed, 17 That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man, 18 And keepe backe his soule from the pit, & that his life should not passe by the sword.

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  • 6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.

  • Job 15:11-13
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    11 Seeme the consolations of God smal vnto thee? is this thing strange vnto thee?

    12 Why doeth thine heart take thee away, and what doe thine eyes meane,

    13 That thou answerest to God at thy pleasure, and bringest such wordes out of thy mouth?

  • Job 11:3-4
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    3 Should men holde their peace at thy lyes? & when thou mockest others, shall none make thee ashamed?

    4 For thou hast sayde, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.

  • Job 23:3-5
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    3 Would God yet I knew how to finde him, I would enter vnto his place.

    4 I would pleade the cause before him, & fill my mouth with arguments.

    5 I would knowe the wordes, that he would answere me, & would vnderstand what he would say vnto me.

  • 3 And yet thou openest thine eyes vpon such one, and causest me to enter into iudgement with thee.

  • Job 13:5-7
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    5 Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!

    6 Nowe heare my disputation, and giue eare to the arguments of my lips.

    7 Will ye speake wickedly for Gods defence, and talke deceitfully for his cause?

  • 35 Oh that I had some to heare me! beholde my signe that the Almightie will witnesse for me: though mine aduersary should write a booke against me,

  • 15 Open thou my lippes, O Lorde, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.

  • Job 15:4-6
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    4 Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God.

    5 For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty.

    6 Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I, and thy lippes testifie against thee.

  • 3 But I will speake to the Almightie, and I desire to dispute with God.

  • Job 33:31-32
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    31 Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.

    32 If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.

  • 4 Heare, I beseech thee, and I will speake: I will demaunde of thee, & declare thou vnto me.

  • Job 8:5-6
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    5 Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,

    6 If thou be pure and vpright, then surely hee will awake vp vnto thee, and he wil make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous.

  • 16 But vnto the wicked said God, What hast thou to doe to declare mine ordinances, that thou shouldest take my couenant in thy mouth,

  • 5 But in deede if ye will aduance your selues against me, and rebuke me for my reproche,

  • Job 33:1-2
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    1 Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.

    2 Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

  • 22 Then call thou, and I will answere: or let me speake, and answere thou me.

  • 5 If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.

  • 20 Shall it be told him when I speake? Or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?

  • Job 6:8-10
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    8 Oh that I might haue my desire, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

    9 That is, that God would destroy me: that he would let his hand go, and cut me off.

    10 Then should I yet haue comfort, (though I burne with sorowe, let him not spare) because I haue not denyed the wordes of the Holy one.

  • 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee?

  • 8 Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.

  • 5 But I woulde strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe.

  • 6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.

  • Job 10:2-3
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    2 I will say vnto God, Condemne mee not: shew me, wherefore thou contendest with mee.

    3 Thinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?

  • 36 I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.

  • 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and takest me for thine enemie?

  • 11 But stretch out now thine hand & touch all that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face.

  • 2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieued? but who can withholde himselfe from speaking?

  • 5 Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.

  • 20 Therefore will I speake, that I may take breath: I will open my lippes, and will answere.

  • 6 That thou inquirest of mine iniquitie, and searchest out my sinne?

  • 7 Now after that the Lord had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, ye Lord also said vnto Eliphaz ye Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for yee haue not spoken of me the thing that is right, like my seruant Iob.

  • 21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue: therefore thou thoughtest that I was like thee: but I will reproue thee, and set them in order before thee.

  • 16 Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.