Job 11:13
If, thou, hast prepared thy heart, and wilt spread forth, unto him, thy hands—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
In Context
12But, an empty person, will get sense, when, a wild ass’s colt, is born a man!
14If, iniquity, be in thy hand, Put it far away, and let there not dwell in thy tents perversity,
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, will I spread out my hands unto Yahweh,—the thunderings, shall cease, and, the hail, shall come no more,—that thou mayest know, that to Yahweh, belongeth the earth.
2 Chronicles 12:14But he did evil,—in that he did not fix his heart to seek Yahweh.
Job 5:8Yet indeed, I, would seek unto El, and, unto Elohim, would I set forth any cause:—
Job 22:21Shew thyself to be one with him—I pray thee—and prosper, thereby, shall there come on thee blessing.
Psalms 78:8And not become, like their fathers, a generation stubborn and rebellious,—A generation that fixed not their heart, Neither was their spirit, faithful with GOD.
Psalms 143:6I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. [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 →