Job 8:5

But suppose you diligently sought God 1 and presented your request to the Almighty. 1

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

In Context

4Your children have sinned against him; 1 we know this, for he gave them into the hand of their sins. 1

6If you are pure and upright, 1 then he would surely stir himself on your behalf 1 and restore you to your rightful place. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12When Manasseh was in distress, he implored Yahweh, his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.

Job 11:13But suppose that you had set your heart right 1 and had reached out with your hands toward God; 1

Isaiah 55:6Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call on him while he is nearby. 1

Hebrews 3:7Therefore, it is just as the Holy Spirit says: 1 “Today, if you hear his voice 1

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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