Job 11:13

But thou hast made steadfast thine heart, and hast spread abroad thine hands to him.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

In Context

12A vain man is raised (up) into pride; and he guesseth himself born free, as the colt of a wild ass (or like the colt of a wild donkey).

14If thou doest away from thee the wickedness, that is in thine hand, and if unrightwiseness dwelleth not in thy tabernacle, (If thou doest away from thee the wickedness, that is in thy hand, and if unrighteousness dwelleth not in thy home,)

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Cross References

Exodus 9:29Moses said, When I shall go out of the city, I shall hold forth mine hands to the Lord, and [the] lightnings and (the) thunders shall cease, and (the) hail shall not be, (so) that thou know, that the earth is the Lord’s;

2 Chronicles 12:14And he did evil, and he made not ready his heart to seek God. (But he did evil, and he did not ordain his heart to seek God’s will.)

Job 5:8Wherefore I shall beseech the Lord, and I shall set my speech to my God (or and I shall put my case before my God).

Job 22:21Therefore assent thou to God, and have thou peace; and by these things thou shalt have (the) best fruits.

Psalms 78:8Lest they be made a shrewd generation; and (one) stirring to wrath, as the fathers of them. A generation that (ad)dressed not his heart; and his spirit was not believed with God. (Lest they be made a depraved, and a rebellious generation; like their fathers. For they were a generation who did not direct their hearts towards him; and their spirits were not steadfast with God, or firmly fixed on God.)

Psalms 143:6I held forth mine hands to thee; my soul (was) as earth without water to thee. (I held out my hands to thee; my soul was like dry ground without water, thirsting for thee.)

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 →

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