Job 11:5
But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
In Context
4You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.
6And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!
Cross References
Job 31:35If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!
Job 38:1And the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Job 40:8\40:13\Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7
The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →