Job 5:8
Yet indeed, I, would seek unto El, and, unto Elohim, would I set forth any cause:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
In Context
7Though, man, to trouble, were born, as, sparks, on high, do soar,
9Who doeth great things, beyond all search,—Wondrous things, till they cannot be recounted;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God,—and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;
Job 11:13If, thou, hast prepared thy heart, and wilt spread forth, unto him, thy hands—
Job 22:27Thou shalt make entreaty unto him, and he will hear thee, and, thy vows, shalt thou pay;
Psalms 50:15Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.
Jeremiah 11:20But, O Yahweh of hosts Who judgest righteously, Who triest affections and intellect,—Let me see thine avenging upon them, For unto thee, have I revealed my cause.
2 Timothy 1:12For which cause, these things also, am I suffering; nevertheless I am not being put to shame, for I know him whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is, able, to guard, that which I have entrusted, [to him] unto, that, day.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →