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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Passage Lookup: Job 13-14

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Job 13:1
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Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears(a) have heard and understood it.
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Job 13:2
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Everything you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.(b)
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Job 13:3
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Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.(c)
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Job 13:4
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But you coat the truth with lies; you are all worthless doctors.(d)
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Job 13:5
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If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!
Job 13:6
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Hear now my argument, and listen to my defense.[a]
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Job 13:7
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Would you testify unjustly on God's behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
Job 13:8
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Would you show partiality(e) to Him or argue the case in His defense?
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Job 13:9
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Would it go well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?(f)
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Job 13:10
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Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
Job 13:11
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Would God's majesty not terrify you?(g) Would His dread not fall on you?
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Job 13:12
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Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ash;(h) your defenses are made of clay.
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Job 13:13
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Be quiet,[b] and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me.
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Job 13:14
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Why do I put myself at risk[c] and take my life in my own hands?
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Job 13:15
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Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him.[d] I will still defend(i) my ways before Him.
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Job 13:16
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Yes, this will result in my deliverance, for no godless person(j) can appear before Him.
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Job 13:17
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Pay close attention to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
Job 13:18
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Now then, I have prepared my case;(k) I know that I am right.
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Job 13:19
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Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
Job 13:20
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Only grant these two things to me, God, so that I will not have to hide from Your presence:
Job 13:21
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remove Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.(l)
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Job 13:22
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Then call, and I will answer,(m) or I will speak, and You can respond to me.
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Job 13:23
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How many iniquities(n) and sins have I committed?[e] Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
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Job 13:24
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Why do You hide Your face and consider me Your enemy?(o)
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Job 13:25
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Will You frighten a wind-driven leaf? Will You chase after dry straw?
Job 13:26
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For You record bitter accusations against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
Job 13:27
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You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths, setting a limit for the soles[f] of my feet.
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Job 13:28
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Man wears out like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.(p)
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Job 14:1
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Man born of woman is short of days and full of trouble.(a)
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Job 14:2
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He blossoms like a flower, then withers;(b) he flees like a shadow and does not last.
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Job 14:3
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Do You really take notice of one like this? Will You bring me into judgment against You?[a](c)
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Job 14:4
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Who can produce something pure from what is impure? No one!
Job 14:5
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Since man's days are determined and the number of his months depends on You, and since You have set[b] limits he cannot pass,(d)
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Job 14:6
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look away from him and let him rest so that he can enjoy his day like a hired hand.(e)
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Job 14:7
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There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not die.
Job 14:8
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If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump starts to die in the soil,
Job 14:9
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the smell of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling.(f)
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Job 14:10
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But a man dies and fades away; he breathes his last—where is he?
Job 14:11
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As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
Job 14:12
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so man lies down never to rise again. They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;(g) they will not stir from their sleep.
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Job 14:13
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If only You would hide me in Sheol(h) and conceal me until Your anger(i) passes. If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me.
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Job 14:14
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When a man dies, will he come back to life? If so, I would wait(j) all the days of my struggle(k) until my relief comes.
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Job 14:15
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You would call, and I would answer You. You would long for the work of Your hands.(l)
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Job 14:16
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For then You would count my steps(m) but would not take note(n) of my sin.
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Job 14:17
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My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
Job 14:18
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But as a mountain collapses and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
Job 14:19
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as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so You destroy a man's hope.(o)
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Job 14:20
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You completely overpower him, and he passes on; You change his appearance and send him away.
Job 14:21
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If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.(p)
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Job 14:22
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He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.
 
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