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Job 8:5
5If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
Job 8:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
- New International Version (NIV)But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty,
- English Standard Version (ESV)If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy,
- New King James Version (NKJV)If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty,
Context of Job 8:5
3Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness? 4If your children have sinned against Him, Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression and punished them. If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty, 6Then, if you are pure and upright, Surely now He will awaken for you And restore your righteous place. 7Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will greatly increase.
Read all of Job 8Job 8:5 word by word
אִם־אַ֭תָּה תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 8:5
- Job 5:8“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God;
- Job 11:13“If you direct your heart [on the right path] And stretch out your hands to Him,
- 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.
- 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.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
- Matthew 7:7“ Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.
- Hebrews 3:7Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice,
- James 4:7So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you.
Commentaries on Job 8:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5If thou wouldest seek unto God - Though God has so severely afflicted thee, and removed thy children by a terrible judgment; yet if thou wilt now humble thyself before him, and implore his mercy, thou shalt be saved. He cut them off in their sins, but he spares thee; and this is a proof that he waits to be gracious to thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes - If thou wouldest do it now. If even on the supposition that your sons have thus perished, and that God has come out in judgment against your family, you would look to God, you might be restored to favor. The word rendered “seek betimes” (שׁחר shâchar ) means literally to seek in the morning, to seek early; and then, to make it the first business. It is derived from the word meaning aurora (שׁחר shachar ) and has…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. seek unto God betimes--early. Make it the first and chief anxiety (Psa 78:34; Ho 5:15; Is 26:9; Pr 8:17; 13:24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 8
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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