Job 11:5

And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

In Context

4For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.

6That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.

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Cross References

Job 31:35Who would grant me a hearer, that the Almighty may hear my desire; and that he himself that judgeth would write a book,

Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said :

Job 40:8Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.

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 →

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