Job 11:13
“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands towards him.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
In Context
12An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunders shall cease, and there will not be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
2 Chronicles 12:14He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek the LORD.
Job 5:8“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
Job 22:21“Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
Psalms 78:8and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:8-13
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? 12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. Zophar here speaks very good… Read the whole commentary →