ter him. 13 It shall devour the 5 strength of his 4 Heb. scat. skin: even the first-born of death shall devour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18 6 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 5 Heb. bars. a c. 8. 14. &I 11. 20. Psal. 112. 10. Prov. 10. 28. Prov. 2. 23. Heb. They 7 or, lived my maids, count me for a stranger: Iam an alien in their sight. 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I entreated him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the children's sake of 3 my own body. 18 Yes, young children despised me; arose, and they spoke against me. 19 All 5 my intimate friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped with the skin of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me." 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh? 237 Oh that my words were now writ ten! oh that they were printed in a book! 24 That they were graven with an 20 They that come after him shall be hold on hor-iron pen in lead, in the rock for ever! astonished at his day, as they that 7 went before s were affrighted. 21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. CHAP. XIX. Tor. 1 or, harden me. 2 or, 1 Job complaining of his friends' cruelty, violence. showeth there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty. 21, 28 He cruveth pity. 25 He believeth the resurrection. said, THEN Job answered and sal my soul, 3 Heb. and break me in pieces with words? 3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye i make yourselves strange to me. 4 And be it indeed that I have erred, my error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath encompassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of 2 wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment. 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and my hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me to him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp around my tabernacle. men of my Zophar showeth the state and portion of the secret. or, as. THE wicked. HEN answered Zophar the Naan1thite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause m to answer, and for this 1 I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my re though this proach, and the spirit of my understand body be de-ing causeth me to answer. stroyed, yet 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since flesh shall I man was placed upon earth, see God. out of my 9 Heb. a stranger. 10 Heb. in my bosom. 11 or, and what root of matter is found in 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is 2 short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the 3 clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they who have seen hin shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chase away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. Before CHRIST, 1520. Heb. in or, stream 7 Heb. ac- stance of his ex change. 8 Heb. b Ec. 5. 13. 18 That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it: 7 according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it. 19 Because he hath 8 oppressed and 9 Heb. know. hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build. 20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 21 10 There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. 22 In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the I wicked shall come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 10 or, There shall be none left for his meal. 11 or, trou- 12 Heb. of from God. Heb. ened? 52 Mark me, and be astonished, and and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. 7 Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses 3 are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 13 They spend their days 4 in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. 14 Therefore they say to God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray to him? 16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 17 How oft is the 5 candle of the wicked put out? and how oft cometh their destruction upon them? God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm 6 carrieth away. short-children: he rewardeth him, and he shall 19 God layeth up 7 his iniquity for his 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon,me. 2 Heb. Look and the bow of steel shall strike him a Ps. 17. 10. through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yes, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 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. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniqui-6 ty; and the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage 12 appointed to him by God: CHAP. XXI. 1 Job showeth, thal even in the judgment of man he hath reason to be grieved. 7 Some times the wicked do so prosper, that they de. spise God. 16 Sometimes their destruction is manifest. 23 The happy and unhappy are alike in death. 30 The judgment of the wick. ed is in another world." UT Job answered and 3 & 73. 3. 12. Jer. 12. 1. Hab. 1. 16. Heb. are peace from fear. 4 or, in c. 22. 17. 7 eth away. punishment of his iniquity. 8 Heb. in his very perfection, know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst? 22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. 23 One dieth 8 in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. 28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are 10 the dwelling places of the wicked? 9 or, milk. ed. c Prov. 16. 4. c 30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they will be brought ⚫ B2 Hear diligently my speech, and the day of forth to the day of wrath. let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and af ter I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be 1 troubled? wraths. 12 Heb. graves. watch in 31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? 32 Yet he shall be brought to the 12 grave, and shall 13 remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley will be sweet to him, and every man will draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth 14 falsehood? CHAP. XXII. 1 Eliphaz showeth that man's goodness profit eth not God: 5 He accuseth Job of divers sins: 21 He exhorteth him to repentance, with promises of mercy. HEN Eliphaz the Temanite answer Ted and said, 2 Can a man be profitable to God, 1 as he that is wise may be profitable to himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and 2 stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But as for 3 the mighty man, he had the earth; and the 4 honorable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are around thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. or, What. a flood was poured up. on their founda tion. a c. 21. 14. 9 or, b c. 21. 16. or, estate. Ps. 107. 42. 10 or, their ercellence. 11 That is, with God. d c. 8. 5. 6. 12 Is not God in the hight of heaven? and beholds the hight of the stars, how 12 or, on high they are! 13 And thou sayest, 6 How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden ? the dust. 13 or, gold. 14 Heb. silver of strength. 15 Heb. him that hath 16 Who were cut down out of time, 7 low eyes. whose foundation was overflowed with a flood! 17 Who said to God, depart from us: and what can the Almighty do 8 for them! 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent deride them. 20 Whereas our 9 substance is not cut down, but 10 the remnant of them the fire consumeth. 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart. 23 d If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt 16 or, The innocent shall de habitation. liver the 1 Heb. my hand. 2 Heb. the way that is with me. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is exaltation; and he shall save 15 the humble person. 30 16 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands. CHAP. XXIII. 1 Job longeth to appear before God, 6 in confidence of his mercy. 8 God, who is invisible, observeth our ways. 11 Job's innocence. 13 God's decree is immutable. HEN Job answered and said, Te Even to-day is my complaint bit 2 ter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. 6 Would he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. 7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; 3 I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than 4 my necessary food. 13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. 15 Therefore am I troubled at his prespence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. 16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: 17 Because I was not cut off before the W Stanghty, do they that know Deut. 19. him not see his days? 2 Some remove the a landmarks: they violently take away flocks, and their feed. 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. 4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves to-3 gether. 5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. 6 They reap every one his 2 corn in the field: and 3 they gather the vintage of the wicked. 7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. 9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. 10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry; 11 Who make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. 12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. 14. & 27.17. lor, they feed them. 2 Heb. mingled corn, or, dredge." wicked gather the vintage. 4 or, his ways, his paths, that is the ways of God. Heb. set teth his face in se cret. 6 Heb. vio 7 lently take. or, he trusteth not his own life. 8 Heb. are not. up. 13 They are of those that rebel against Heb. closed the light; they know not 4 its ways, nor abide in its paths. 1 Job reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad, 5 acknowledgeth the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable. B2 How hast thou helped him that is QUT Job answered and said, without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counseled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou abundantly declared the thing as it is? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, 1 and the inhabitants thereof. 6 a Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the 14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the c. 4.17, &c. empty place, and hangeth the earth upon night is as a thief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and 5 disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through hous es, which they had marked for themselves & 15.14, &c. b Ps. 22. 6. nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath encompassed the waters in the day-time: they know not the light. 1or, with the with bounds, 2 until the day and night 17 For the morning is to them even as the shades of death: if one knoweth them, they are in the terrors of the shades of death. inhabitants. a Prov. 15.11. 18 He is swift as the waters; their the invisi portion is cursed in the earth: he behold-ble world. eth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drouth and heat consume the snow-waters: so doth the grave those who have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 2 Heb. until light with darkness. 21 He oppresseth the barren that bear-3 Heb. pride. eth not: and doeth not good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, 7 and no man is 1 Heb. added sure of life. 23 Though it is given him to be in safe to take up. my judgment; and the Almighty who hath 2 afflicted my soul; 3 All the while my breath is in me, and 3 the spirit of God is in my nostrils; Before CHRIST, 1520. 2 Heb. made 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread and under it is turned up as it were fire. 6 The stones of it are the place of 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, my soul bit sapphires: and it hath a dust of gold. nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me 4 so long as I live. 7 Let my enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? 11 I will teach you s by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. ter. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? c. 18. 11. 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty 14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. fleeing he would flee. 1 or, a mine. 15 Those that remain of him shall be 2 or, dust. buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay ? 3 or, gold ore. 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall di-: vide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, 4 or, flint. and as a booth that the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. 5 Heb. from 6 weeping. There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vultur's eye hath not seen: 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the 4 rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11 He bindeth the floods 5 from overflowing; and the thing that is hid he bringeth forth to light. 12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price of it; neither is it found in the land of the ving. a 14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 156 It cannot be obtained for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price of it. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall net be for 7 jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Cush shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of a Rom.11.33. the air. 7 34. Heb. Fine gold shall en for it. not be giv Prov. 3. 13. 14. & 8. 11. 19. & 16. 16. or, vessels of fine gold. sor, Ramoth. c ver. 12. 9 or, d heaven. 10 or, num. ber it. Ps. 111. 10. Prov. 1.7. & 9. 10. 1 Heb. added to take up. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant: even the waters forgotten by the foot: they are dried up, they have gone 2 or, lamp. away from men. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth its place. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27 Then did he see it, and 10 declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it |