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Job 7:21

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19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
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BSB
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
KJV
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
WEB
Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now will I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”
ASV
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
DARBY
And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.
BLB
And why do You not lift my transgression and make my iniquity pass away? For now in the dust I shall lie down, and You will seek me, and I [will] not be there.”
ÅB
Og hvorfor tilgir du ikke min brøde og ettergir meg min misgjerning? For nå må jeg legge meg i støvet; når du søker meg, er jeg ikke mere.
OTB
Hvorfor tilgir Du ikke min overtredelse
Og tar bort min misgjerning?
For nå vil jeg legge meg i støvet;
Og Du vil lete etter meg, men jeg vil ikke være mer.»
B1930
Og hvorfor tilgir du ikke min brøde og forlater mig min misgjerning? For nu må jeg legge mig i støvet; når du søker mig, er jeg ikke mere.

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Cross references

  • Job 10:14

    If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

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  • Daniel 12:2

    And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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  • Lamentations 5:20–22

    Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

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  • Isaiah 64:9

    Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:7

    Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:10

    And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

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  • Hosea 14:2

    Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

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