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Job 5:8
8“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God;
Job 5:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
- New International Version (NIV)“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause—
Context of Job 5:8
6For affliction does not come forth from the dust, Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground. 7For man is born for trouble, [As naturally] as sparks fly upward. “As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God; 9Who does great and unsearchable things, Marvelous things without number. 10He gives rain upon the earth And sends waters upon the fields,
Read all of Job 5Job 5:8 word by word
אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 5:8
- Job 8:5If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
- Job 22:21“Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace; In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.
- Genesis 32:7Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps;
- 2 Chronicles 33:12But when he was in distress, he sought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
- Psalms 50:15Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
- Psalms 77:1My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.
- Jonah 2:1Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,
- Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the Lord; Trust in Him also and He will do it.
- 2 Timothy 1:12This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him].
- 1 Peter 2:23While being reviled and insulted, He did not revile or insult in return; while suffering, He made no threats [of vengeance], but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges fairly.
- 1 Peter 4:19Therefore, those who are ill-treated and suffer in accordance with the will of God must [continue to] do right and commit their souls [for safe-keeping] to the faithful Creator.
Commentaries on Job 5:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I would seek unto God - Were I in your place, instead of wasting my time, and irritating my soul with useless complaints, I would apply to my Maker, and, if conscious of my innocence, would confidently commit my cause to him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I would seek unto God - Our translators have omitted here the adversative particle אוּלם 'ûlâm but, yet, nevertheless, and have thus marred the connection. The meaning of Eliphaz, I take to be, “that since affliction is ordered by an intelligent Being, and does not spring out of the ground, therefore he would commit his cause to God, and look to him.” Jerome has well expressed it, Quam ob rem ego deprecabor Dominum. Some have understood this as meaning…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Eliphaz reminds Job, that no affliction comes by chance, nor is to be placed to second causes. The difference between prosperity and adversity is not so exactly observed, as that between day and night, summer and winter; but it is according to the will and counsel of God. We must not attribute our afflictions to fortune, for they are from God; nor our sins to fate, for they are from ourselves. Man is born in sin, and therefore born to trouble…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Appeal to God: This meant a formal request for help, advice, or removal of blame, sometimes through asking God to forgive (Amos 5:4, 6). It could possibly refer to an appeal through a message from a prophet (Genesis 25:22; 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Kings 22:8). Job wanted to present his cause before God. Later he tried to do that very thing (Job 13:3, 15, 18; 23:3–8; 29:1–31:40).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Therefore (as affliction is ordered by God, on account of sin), "I would" have you to "seek unto God" (Is 8:19; Am 5:8; Jr 5:24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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