Job 8:6
4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
- KJV
- If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
- WEB
- If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
- ASV
- If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
- DARBY
- If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;
- BLB
- if you [are] pure and upright, surely now He will rouse Himself over you and restore the abode of your righteousness.
- ÅB
- hvis du er ren og oppriktig, da vil han våke over deg og gjenreise din rettferds bolig,
- OTB
- hvis du er ren og rettskaffen,
vil Han sikkert reise seg for deg
og gjenopprette din rettmessige plass. - B1930
- hvis du er ren og opriktig, da vil han våke over dig og gjenreise din rettferds bolig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
Read in contextIsaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Read in contextJob 5:24
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
Read in contextPsalms 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Read in contextProverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Read in contextJob 16:17
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
Read in contextPsalms 59:4–5
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Read in contextJob 4:6–7
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
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