Job 37:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 6:3 : 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
  • Job 11:7-8 : 7 ¶ Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
  • Ps 139:4 : 4 For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 ‹But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.› 37 ‹For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.›

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    19 Who [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

    20 Only do not two [things] unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.

  • Job 21:4-5
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    4 As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?

    5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.

  • 21 ¶ And now [men] see not the bright light which [is] in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

  • 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

  • 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

  • Job 42:3-4
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    3 Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

    4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

  • 15 ¶ If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children.

  • 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?

  • 5 I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

  • 11 Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

  • 14 Now he hath not directed [his] words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

  • 2 [If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

  • 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

  • 2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

  • 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

  • 13 ¶ Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what [will].

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

  • 13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

  • 26 All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

  • 15 What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it]: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

  • 35 [Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but [it is] not so with me.

  • 16 ¶ If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

  • 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

  • 14 ¶ For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not.

  • 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

  • 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

  • 23 [Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

  • 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:

  • 20 [Are] not my days few? cease [then, and] let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

  • 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

  • 17 ¶ I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;

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    2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

    3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

  • 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.

  • 19 If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]?

  • 19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,

  • 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

  • 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

  • 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

  • 30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

  • 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

  • 17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, [neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.

  • 30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that [appertain] unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

  • 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

  • 14 ¶ How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him?

  • 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?