Have you eyes of flesh? Do you see as man sees? Are your days as the days of man, or your years as a man’s years, that you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin, although you know that I am not g...  Read More

“I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me. Does it seem goo...  Read More

For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together. There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both. Let him take his rod away from me, and ...  Read More

I shall be condemned; why then do I labor in vain? If I wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, yet you will plunge me into a pit, and my own clothes will abhor me.Job 9:29-31+I Labor in ...  Read More

My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they see no good. They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey. If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad fa...  Read More

When disaster brings sudden death, he mocks at the calamity of the innocent. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges—if it is not he, who then is it?Job 9:23-...  Read More

I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life. It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’Job 9:21-22+I Am Blameless“I am blameless.” These are the words o...  Read More

If it is a contest of strength, behold, he is mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him? Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove m...  Read More

If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice. For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; he will not let me get my breath, ...  Read More

Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.Job 9:15+An Appeal for MercyJob concludes that he is in a no-win situation.  God is too powerful, no one can stand ...  Read More

“God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab. How then can I answer him, choosing my words with him?Job 9:13-14+The Helpers of RahabHere Job speaks of God’s anger and wrat...  Read More

Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him. Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back? Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’Job 9:11-12+He Passes by ...  Read More