Job 8:5

But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

In Context

4If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.

6If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled before the face of the God of his fathers;

Job 11:13For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;

Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the Lord, and when ye find him, call upon him; and when he shall draw nigh to you,

Matthew Henry on Job 8:2-8

The Address of Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? 3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? 4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; 5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; 6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the… Read the whole commentary →

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