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Job 5:1

Prayer
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

2 For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

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Compare

BSB
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
KJV
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
WEB
“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
ASV
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
DARBY
Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
BLB
[“] Call out, please. Is there one answering you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
ÅB
Rop du bare! Er det vel noen som svarer deg? Og til hvem av de hellige vil du vende deg?
OTB
«Rop nå, er det noen som vil svare deg?
Og til hvilken av de hellige vil du vende deg?
B1930
Rop du bare! Er det vel nogen som svarer dig? Og til hvem av de hellige vil du vende dig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 15:15

    If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,

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  • Job 15:8–10

    Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?

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  • Job 4:18

    If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,

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  • Isaiah 41:21–23

    “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

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  • Ephesians 1:1

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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  • Isaiah 41:1

    “Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.

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  • Hebrews 12:1

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

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  • Psalms 16:3

    As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

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