Job 11:13
If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
In Context
12But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born [as] a wild donkey's colt.
14if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to LORD. The thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail, that thou may know that the earth is LORD's.
2 Chronicles 12:14And he did that which was evil, because he did not set his heart to seek LORD.
Job 5:8But as for me, I would seek to God. And to God I would commit my cause,
Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.
Psalms 78:8and might not be as their fathers: a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul [is] as a weary land for thee. Selah.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:8-13
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? 12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. Zophar here speaks very good… Read the whole commentary →