Job 27:12

Behold, ye yourselves have all seen it; Why then do ye cherish such vain thoughts?

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

In Context

11I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

13This is the portion of the wicked man from God,—The inheritance which oppressors receive from the Almighty.

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Cross References

Job 6:25How powerful are the words of truth! But what do your reproaches prove?

Job 16:3Will there ever be an end to words of wind? What stirreth thee up, that thou answerest?

Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?

Job 21:28For ye say, “Where is the house of the oppressor, And where the dwelling-places of the wicked?”

Ecclesiastes 8:14There is a vanity which taketh place upon the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked, and that there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous. I said, “This also is vanity!”

Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23

Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →

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