Monthly Archives: June 2024

beyond ignorance

20240620 beyond ignorance Job 11:1-20 (JDV) Job 11:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:Job 11:2 Should so many words go unanswered and such lips be acquitted?Job 11:3 Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep … Continue reading

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like clay

20240619 like clay Job 10:1-22 (JDV) Job 10:1 My throat is disgusted with my life. I will give vent to my complaint and speak with the bitterness of my throat.Job 10:2 I will say to God, “Do not just condemn … Continue reading

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collision

20240618 collision Job 9:1-35 (JDV) Job 9:1 Then Job answered:Job 9:2 Yes, I know what you’ve said is true, but how can a mortal settle his case before God?Job 9:3 If one wanted to take him to court, he could … Continue reading

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apparent signs

20240617 apparent signs Job 8:1-22 (JDV) Job 8:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:Job 8:2 Until when will you go on saying these things? Your mouth’s words are a puff of breath.Job 8:3 Does God pervert justice? Does the … Continue reading

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your target

20240616 your target Job 7:1-21 (JDV) Job 7:1 Isn’t each mortal consigned to forced labor in the land? Are not his days like those of a hired worker?Job 7:2 Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired worker … Continue reading

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outweigh the sand

20240615 outweigh the sand Job 6:1-30 (JDV) Job 6:1 Then Job answered. This is what he said:Job 6:2 If only my grief could be weighed and my devastation along with it on the scales.Job 6:3 Because then it would outweigh … Continue reading

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we have investigated

20240614 we have investigated Job 5:1-27 (JDV) Job 5:1 Call now! Will anyone answer you? Which of the holy ones will you turn to?Job 5:2 Because anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.Job 5:3 I have seen a … Continue reading

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eyes of grace

20240613 eyes of grace Job 4:1-21 (JDV) Job 4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:Job 4:2 Should anyone try to speak with you when you are so tired? Yet who can keep from speaking?Job 4:3 Indeed, you have instructed … Continue reading

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death no escape

20240612 death no escape Job 3:1-26 (JDV) Job 3:1 After this, Job opened his mouth and declare the day he was born cursed.Job 3:2 He said:Job 3:3 May the day I was born be destroyed, and the night that said, … Continue reading

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when things get worse

20240611 when things get worse Job 2:1-13 (JDV) Job 2:1 One day the sons of God came again to present themselves before Yahveh, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Yahveh.Job 2:2 Yahveh asked Satan, “Where have … Continue reading

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