Job 34:5

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For Job says,‘I am innocent, but God turns away my right.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 27:2 : 2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter–
  • Job 33:9 : 9 ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.
  • Job 29:14 : 14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me, my just dealing was like a robe and a turban;
  • Job 32:1 : 1 V. The Speeches of Elihu(32:1-37:24)Elihu’s First Speech So these three men refused to answer Job further, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
  • Job 9:17 : 17 he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
  • Job 10:7 : 7 although you know that I am not guilty, and that there is no one who can deliver out of your hand?
  • Job 11:4 : 4 For you have said,‘My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.’
  • Job 16:17 : 17 although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

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