Verse 12
Job 4:12
Free Bible Version
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‘Can anyone be right before God (Elohim)? Can anyone be pure before their Maker?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ֭/אֵלַ/י דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַ/תִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗/י שֵׁ֣מֶץ מֶֽנְ/הֽוּ
English Translation
And a word was stolen from me, and you took my ear a little from it.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
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“Could I say a word? I don't want to upset you but who could keep quiet and not respond?
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Your advice has helped those who are stumbling not to fall, and you have strengthened those whose kn...
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Wasn't it your reverence for God (Elohim) that gave you confidence and your integrity that gave you...
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Think about it: since when did the innocent die? Since when were good people destroyed?
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From what I've seen it's those who plant evil and sow trouble who reap the same!
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A breath from God (Elohim) destroys them; a blast of his anger wipes them out.
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Lions may roar and growl, but their teeth still break.
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Even a lion dies from lack of food, and the lioness' cubs are scattered.
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A word quietly crept up on me; a whisper reached my ear.
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I became terrified and trembled; all my bones were shaking.
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Something stopped, but I couldn't see its face. My eyes could only make out a shape. It was totally...
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‘Can anyone be right before God (Elohim)? Can anyone be pure before their Maker?
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If he doesn't even trust his servants, and he says his angels make mistakes,
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how much more does this apply to those who live in these houses made of clay, whose foundations are...
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Alive in the morning, they are dead by evening. They die, unnoticed.
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They are like tent ropes that are pulled up, and they collapse in death. They die without wisdom.’”
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