Job • Chapter 3 (26 verses)
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Job • Chapter 30 (31 verses)
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the w...
Job • Chapter 31 (40 verses)
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? Mentions: Adam .
Old Testament • 42 Chapters
Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."
Job • Chapter 32 (22 verses)
So these three men ceased to answer Job , because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram : against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. Also against his three fr... Mentions: Ram (or Amram ).
Job • Chapter 33 (33 verses)
Wherefore, Job , I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job • Chapter 34 (37 verses)
Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Job • Chapter 35 (16 verses)
Elihu spake moreover, and said, Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
Job • Chapter 36 (33 verses)
Elihu also proceeded, and said, Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf. I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Job • Chapter 37 (24 verses)
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Job • Chapter 38 (41 verses)
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Job • Chapter 39 (30 verses)
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out thei...
Job • Chapter 13 (28 verses)
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Job • Chapter 23 (17 verses)
Then Job answered and said, Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
God, deity
God, deity. Singular form of Elohim, occurring primarily in poetic and wisdom texts (Job) to designate the transcendent God of all creation.
flesh, body, humanity, frailty
flesh, body, humanity, frailty. Flesh, physical body, humanity; expresses human kinship ('one flesh') and creaturely transience in contrast to the eternal Spirit of God.
to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)
to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel). To buy back, ransom, liberate kin from debt/enslavement, avenge blood, maintain property in family; Yahweh acts as Goel of Israel redeeming from Egypt and exile.
might, power, heroic strength
might, power, heroic strength. Heroic strength, might, victory; power of God demonstrated in creation and in the historical redemption of Israel from Egypt.
to wait expectantly, hope, tarry
to wait expectantly, hope, tarry. To wait with patient longing, hope amidst affliction; trustful surrender to divine timing (Psalm 130:5).
fear, reverence, awe (Fear of the LORD)
fear, reverence, awe (Fear of the LORD). Awe, holy dread, reverence; 'Fear of the LORD' (Yir'at YHWH) is beginning of wisdom, loving submission to God's holiness.
uprightness, integrity, equity
uprightness, integrity, equity. Straightness, moral rectitude, integrity of walk before God and fellow humans.
orphan, fatherless child
orphan, fatherless child. Fatherless child, orphan; triad of vulnerable persons (with widow and alien) under God's special covenant protection.
kidneys, reins, seat of inner emotion
kidneys, reins, seat of inner emotion. Kidneys; physical organ and figurative seat of innermost emotions and secret motives searched by God alongside heart.
ransom, redemption price, bribe
ransom, redemption price, bribe. Ransom price, redemption fee paid to deliver a forfeited life from death; basis of redemption where innocent substitute pays price.
to breathe into, blow, inflate
to breathe into, blow, inflate. To blow, breathe into; specific act of God breathing the breath of life into nostrils of Adam, animating inanimate dust into a living soul.
breath, spirit, living being
breath, spirit, living being. Breath, vital breath of God, spirit; divine life-principle imparted to humanity conferring moral responsibility and rational consciousness.
to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate
to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate. To be in the right, be declared innocent, vindicate, justify; forensic acquittal in judicial settings.
integrity, completeness, innocence
integrity, completeness, innocence. Simplicity, uprightness, unblemished moral integrity; walking before God with whole undivided heart (Psalm 26:1).
to draw out, deliver, equip for war
to draw out, deliver, equip for war. To pull off, draw out, rescue from distress; used of God delivering righteous from affliction ('He delivers the afflicted', Job 36:15).
Joshua • Chapter 11 (23 verses)
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon , and to the king of Shimron , and to the king of Achshaph , And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth , and in the valley, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joshua , Moses , Baal , Hebron , Hazor 1 , Madon , Shimron , Achshaph , Chinneroth .
secret counsel, assembly, intimate fellowship
secret counsel, assembly, intimate fellowship. Intimate circle, divine council, secret purpose; 'The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him' (Psalm 25:14, Amos 3:7).