Job 8:5

But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty. 1

Updated 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, 1 He has cast them away because of their transgression. 1

6If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, 1 And will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness. 1

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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 thy heart pure, 1 And liftest up thine hands toward him; 1

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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