Job 11:13
Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
In Context
12A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass's colt.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29Moses said: As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will stretch forth my hands to the Lord, and the thunders shall cease, and the hail shall be no more: that thou mayst know that the earth is the Lord's.
2 Chronicles 12:14But he did evil, and did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
Job 5:8Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God:
Job 22:21Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.
Psalms 78:8That they may not become like their fathers, a perverse end exasperating generation. A generation that set not their heart aright: and whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Psalms 143:6I cried to thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
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 →