Job 7:18

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And that you visit them every morning, and try them every moment?

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  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
  • Gen 22:1 : 1 The Sacrifice of Isaac Some time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him,“Abraham!”“Here I am!” Abraham replied.
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
  • Exod 32:34 : 34 So now go, lead the people to the place I have spoken to you about. See, my angel will go before you. But on the day that I punish, I will indeed punish them for their sin.”
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 fed you in the wilderness with manna(which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you and eventually bring good to you.
  • Job 14:3 : 3 Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?
  • Isa 26:14 : 14 The dead do not come back to life, the spirits of the dead do not rise. That is because you came in judgment and destroyed them, you wiped out all memory of them.
  • Isa 38:12-13 : 12 My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life. 13 I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.
  • Jer 9:7 : 7 Therefore the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
  • Dan 12:10 : 10 Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”

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    19Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle?

    20If I have sinned– what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you set me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?

    21And why do you not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, and you will seek me diligently, but I will be gone.”

  • 3You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

  • Job 10:3-6
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    3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

    4Motivations of God“Do you have eyes of flesh, or do you see as a human being sees?

    5Are your days like the days of a mortal, or your years like the years of a mortal,

    6that you must search out my iniquity, and inquire about my sin,

  • 3Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

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    4Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them?

  • Job 13:8-9
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    8Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?

    9Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?

  • Job 15:12-14
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    12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

    13when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?

    14What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

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    6and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom– for true wisdom has two sides– so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.

    7“Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?

  • 6Instead someone testified somewhere:“What is man that you think of him or the son of man that you care for him?

  • 8Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

  • 3O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

  • 12Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?

  • 14I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”

  • 2Examine me, O LORD, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

  • 17“Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?

  • 14then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him?

  • 1The Brevity of Life“Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?

  • 23Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

  • 4“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,

  • 3Why should we be regarded as beasts, and considered stupid in your sight?

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    3Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless?

    4Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?

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    5But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,

    6if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous home.

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  • 7“Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

  • 4God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

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    20that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?

    21You know, for you were born before them; and the number of your days is great!

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    12Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.

    13You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

  • 24Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?

  • 16The Present Condition“Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.

  • 13Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person’s words?

  • 20You overpower him once for all, and he departs; you change his appearance and send him away.

  • 40נ(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the LORD.

  • 2“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?