Category Archives: Job

Someone to Bring us Together

My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.   They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.   If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change … Continue reading

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Treading on the Waves of the Sea

Then Job replied: “Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God? Though they wished to dispute with him, they could not answer him one time out of a thousand. His wisdom … Continue reading

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Can reeds thrive without water?

Ask the former generation and find out what their ancestors learned, for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow. Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not … Continue reading

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Vanishing Clouds

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.   Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.   The eye that now sees me will … Continue reading

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Intermittent Streams

Then Job replied: “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous. The arrows of the Almighty … Continue reading

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Religiosity over Relationship

But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.   He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.   He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the … Continue reading

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Groans Pour Out Like Water

Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,   to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,   who are filled with gladness and … Continue reading

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In the Shadow of a Cloud

The Adversary departed from the Lord’s presence and struck Job with severe sores from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself and sat down on a … Continue reading

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