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Job 9:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God is wise and powerful— who could possibly oppose him and win?

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That's why God is on our side and will lead us into battle when the priests sound the signal on the trumpets. It's no use, Israelites. You might as well give up. There's no way you can defeat the LORD, the God your ancestors worshipped.

and prayed: You, LORD, are the God our ancestors worshipped, and from heaven you rule every nation in the world. You are so powerful that no one can defeat you.

and let you know that wisdom has many different sides. You would then discover that God has punished you less than you deserve.

But God is the real source of wisdom and strength.

that's why you attack God with everything you say.

Would he overwhelm me with his greatness? No! He would listen

But God's mighty strength destroys those in power. Even if they seem successful, they are doomed to fail.

God is the one to fear, because God is in control and rules the heavens.

God is the only one who knows the way to wisdom,

Although God is mighty, he cares about everyone and makes fair decisions.

God cannot be seen— but his power is great, and he is always fair.

Did you teach birds to know that rain or floods are on their way?

Can you count the clouds or pour out their water

Do you have a powerful arm and a thundering voice that compare with mine?

Can it be led around by a ring in its nose or a hook in its jaw?

Then I would be comforted, knowing that in all my pain I have never disobeyed God.

God is much stronger than I am, and who would call me into court to give me justice?

Our LORD, by your wisdom you made so many things; the whole earth is covered with your living creatures.

With wisdom he made the sky. God's love never fails.

What a great victory was yours, as you defeated everyone who opposed you. Your fiery anger wiped them out, as though they were straw.

When the king found out, he was still too stubborn to let the people go.

The LORD blesses everyone who is afraid to do evil, but if you are cruel, you will end up in trouble.

If you keep being stubborn after many warnings, you will suddenly discover you have gone too far.

Israel, you have no right to argue with your Creator. You are merely a clay pot shaped by a potter. The clay doesn't ask, “Why did you make me this way? Where are the handles?”

Babylonia challenged me, the LORD God All-Powerful, but that nation doesn't know it is caught in a trap that I set.

“Our God, your name will be praised for ever and for ever. You are all-powerful, and you know everything.

The LORD is powerful, yet patient; he makes sure that the guilty are always punished. He can be seen in storms and in whirlwinds; clouds are the dust from his feet.

Who can measure the wealth and wisdom and knowledge of God? Who can understand his decisions or explain what he does?

We would make the Lord jealous if we did that. And we are not stronger than the Lord.

I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used

Then God would use the church to show the powers and authorities in the spiritual world that he has many different kinds of wisdom.

I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will for ever bring praise to God. His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.




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