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Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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Passage Lookup: Job 7-8
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Job 7:1
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"Do not mortals have hard service(a) on earth?(b) Are not their days like those of hired laborers?(c)
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Job 7:2
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Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,(d) or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,(e)
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Job 7:3
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so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.(f)
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Job 7:4
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When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?'(g) The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(h)
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Job 7:5
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My body is clothed with worms(i) and scabs, my skin is broken and festering.(j)
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Job 7:6
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,(k) and they come to an end without hope.(l)
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Job 7:7
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Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(m) my eyes will never see happiness again.(n)
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Job 7:8
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The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.(o)
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Job 7:9
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As a cloud vanishes(p) and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave(q) does not return.(r)
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Job 7:10
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He will never come to his house again; his place(s) will know him no more.(t)
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Job 7:11
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"Therefore I will not keep silent;(u) I will speak out in the anguish(v) of my spirit, I will complain(w) in the bitterness of my soul.(x)
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Job 7:12
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Am I the sea,(y) or the monster of the deep,(z) that you put me under guard?(aa)
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Job 7:13
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When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,(ab)
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Job 7:14
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even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify(ac) me with visions,(ad)
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Job 7:15
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so that I prefer strangling and death,(ae) rather than this body of mine.(af)
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Job 7:16
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I despise my life;(ag) I would not live forever.(ah) Let me alone;(ai) my days have no meaning.(aj)
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Job 7:17
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"What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,(ak)
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Job 7:18
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that you examine them every morning(al) and test them(am) every moment?(an)
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Job 7:19
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Will you never look away from me,(ao) or let me alone even for an instant?(ap)
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Job 7:20
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If I have sinned, what have I done to you,(aq) you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target?(ar) Have I become a burden to you?[a](as)
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Job 7:21
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Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins?(at) For I will soon lie down in the dust;(au) you will search for me, but I will be no more."(av)
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Job 8:1
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Job 8:2
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"How long will you say such things?(b) Your words are a blustering wind.(c)
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Job 8:3
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Does God pervert justice?(d) Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(e)
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Job 8:4
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When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(f)
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Job 8:5
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But if you will seek God earnestly and plead(g) with the Almighty,(h)
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Job 8:6
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if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(i) and restore you to your prosperous state.(j)
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Job 8:7
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Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous(k) will your future be.(l)
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Job 8:8
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"Ask the former generation(m) and find out what their ancestors learned,
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Job 8:9
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for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(n) and our days on earth are but a shadow.(o)
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Job 8:10
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Will they not instruct(p) you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?(q)
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Job 8:11
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Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(r) Can reeds(s) thrive without water?
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Job 8:12
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While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.(t)
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Job 8:13
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Such is the destiny(u) of all who forget God;(v) so perishes the hope of the godless.(w)
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Job 8:14
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What they trust in is fragile[a]; what they rely on is a spider's web.(x)
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Job 8:15
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They lean on the web,(y) but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.(z)
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Job 8:16
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They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots(aa) over the garden;(ab)
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Job 8:17
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it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.
Job 8:18
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But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns(ac) it and says, ‘I never saw you.'(ad)
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Job 8:19
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Surely its life withers(ae) away, and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(af)
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Job 8:20
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"Surely God does not reject one who is blameless(ag) or strengthen the hands of evildoers.(ah)
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Job 8:21
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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter(ai) and your lips with shouts of joy.(aj)
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Job 8:22
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Your enemies will be clothed in shame,(ak) and the tents(al) of the wicked will be no more."(am)
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