Job 11:13
If thou — thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
In Context
12And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
14If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses saith unto him, 'At my going out of the city, I spread my palms unto Jehovah — the voices cease, and the hail is not any more, so that thou knowest that the earth [is] Jehovah's;
2 Chronicles 12:14and he doth the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his heart to seek Jehovah.
Job 5:8Yet I — I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,
Job 22:21Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.
Psalms 78:8And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God [is] its spirit.
Psalms 143:6I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary 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 →