Job 8:5
3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4 When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
6 if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
7 Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
- KJV
- If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
- WEB
- If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.
- ASV
- If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
- DARBY
- If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,
- BLB
- If you seek diligently for God, and ask Shaddai for favor,
- ÅB
- Hvis du vender deg til Gud og ber den Allmektige om nåde,
- OTB
- Men hvis du søker Gud inderlig
og ber om Den Allmektiges nåde, - B1930
- Hvis du vender dig til Gud og beder den Allmektige om nåde,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:7–10
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Read in contextMatthew 7:7–8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Read in contextJob 11:13
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
Read in contextIsaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Read in contextHebrews 3:7–8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Read in context2 Chronicles 33:12–13
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
Read in contextJob 5:8
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
Read in contextJob 22:21–30
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
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