Job 8:5

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? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? 4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy, 6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate. 7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

Job 8:5 word by word

אִם־אַ֭תָּה תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• But ifאִם'im · ifH518
• youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• would earnestly seekשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• would earnestly seekאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• and ask the Almightyשַׁדַּיshadday · AlmightyH7706
• for mercyחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603

Cross-references for Job 8:5

• Job 5:8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
• Job 11:13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
• Job 22:21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
• Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
• James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, 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

Topics related to Job 8:5

• Prayer
• Righteous
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Endure
• Former
• Hope
• Hypocrite
• Prayer
• Yesterday
• Betimes
• Bildad

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