Job 8:4

Though, thy children, sinned against him, and he delivered them into the hand of their transgression,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;

In Context

3Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness?

5Yet, if, thou thyself, wilt diligently seek unto GOD,—and, unto the Almighty, wilt make supplication;

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Cross References

Genesis 19:13For we are about to destroy this place,—for, great, is the outcry of them unto the face of Yahweh, so that Yahweh hath sent us to destroy it.

Job 1:18Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said,—Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;

Job 18:16Beneath, let his roots be dried up, and, above, be cut off his branch;

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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