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Job
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Job 24 [Commentary] 
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"Why are times not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not see His days?
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"Some remove the landmarks;
They seize and devour flocks.
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"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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"They push the needy aside from the road;
The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
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"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness
They go forth seeking food in their activity,
As bread for their children in the desert.
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"They harvest their fodder in the field
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
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"They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
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"They are wet with the mountain rains
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
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"Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.
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"They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
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"Within the walls they produce oil;
They tread wine presses but thirst.
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"From the city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not pay attention to folly.
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"Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor abide in its paths.
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"The murderer arises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he is as a thief.
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"The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, `No eye will see me.'
And he disguises his face.
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"In the dark they dig into houses,
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light.
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"For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness,
For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
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"They are insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth.
They do not turn toward the vineyards.
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"Drought and heat consume the snow waters,
So does Sheol those who have sinned.
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"A mother will forget him;
The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
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"He wrongs the barren woman
And does no good for the widow.
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"But He drags off the valiant by His power;
He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
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"He provides them with security, and they are supported;
And His eyes are on their ways.
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"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone;
Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
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"Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar,
And make my speech worthless?"
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Job 25 [Commentary]
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Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, |
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"Dominion and awe belong to Him
Who establishes peace in His heights.
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"Is there any number to His troops?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
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"How then can a man be just with God?
Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
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"If even the moon has no brightness
And the stars are not pure in His sight,
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How much less man, that maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!"
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Job 26 [Commentary] [Map]
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Then Job responded, |
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"What a help you are to the weak!
How you have saved the arm without strength!
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"What counsel you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!
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"To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit was expressed through you?
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"The departed spirits tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
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"Naked is Sheol before Him,
And Abaddon has no covering.
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"He stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
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"He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
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"He obscures the face of the full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
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"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters
At the boundary of light and darkness.
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"The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
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"He quieted the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
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"By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
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"Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty thunder, who can understand?"
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