Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man 1Then Job answered,
2In truth I know that this is so;
3If one wished to dispute with Him,
4Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
5It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how,
6Who shakes the earth out of its place,
7Who commands the sun not to shine,
8Who alone stretches out the heavens
9Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
10Who does great things, unfathomable,
11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him;
12Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him?
13God will not turn back His anger;
14How then can I answer Him,
15For though I were right, I could not answer;
16If I called and He answered me,
17For He bruises me with a tempest
18He will not allow me to get my breath,
19If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one!
20Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me;
21I am guiltless;
22It is all one; therefore I say,
23If the scourge kills suddenly,
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
25Now my days are swifter than a runner;
26They slip by like reed boats,
27Though I say, I will forget my complaint,
28I am afraid of all my pains,
29I am accounted wicked,
30If I should wash myself with snow
31Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
32For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him,
33There is no umpire between us,
34Let Him remove His rod from me,
35Then I would speak and not fear Him; New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org Bible Apps |