Job 40:4

Easy To Read Version

“I am too insignificant to speak!\par What can I say to you?\par I can’t answer you!\par I will put my hand over my mouth.\par

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

Then Abraham said, “Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question:

Genesis 32:10

You have been very kind to me. You did many good things for me. The first time I traveled across the Jordan River, I owned nothing—only my walking stick. But now I own enough things to have two full groups.

2 Samuel 24:10

Then David felt ashamed after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I did! Lord, I beg you, forgive me for my sin. I have been very foolish.”

1 Kings 19:4

Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. Elijah sat down under a bush. He asked to die. Elijah said, “I have had enough, Lord! Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors. [210] ”

Ezra 9:15

Lord, God of Israel, you are good! And you still have let some of us live. Yes, we are guilty! And because of our guilt, not one of us should be allowed to stand in front of you.

Ezra 9:6

Then I prayed this prayer:

Nehemiah 9:33

But God, you were right\par about everything that happens to us.\par You were right.\par And we were wrong.\par

Job 16:21

He speaks to God for me\par like a person {\cf2\super [31]} arguing for his friend.\par

Job 21:5

Look at me and be shocked.\par Put your hand over your mouth,\par and stare at me in shock!\par

Job 29:9

The leaders of the people stopped talking\par and put their hand to their mouth\par \{to make other people be quiet\}.\par

Job 31:37

If God did that, then I could explain\par everything that I have done.\par I could come to God like a leader\par with my head held high.\par

Job 37:19

“Job, tell us what we should say to God!\par We can’t think of what to say\par because of our ignorance. {\cf2\super [77]} \par

Job 40:3

Then Job answered God and said:\par

Job 42:6

And Lord, I am ashamed of myself.\par Lord, I am so sorry.\par As I sit in the dust and ashes, {\cf2\super [107]} \par I promise to change my heart\par and my life.”\par

Psalm 39:9

I will not open my mouth.\par I will not say anything.\par Lord, you did what should be done.\par

Proverbs 30:32

If you are foolish enough to become proud and make plans against other people, then stop and think about what you are doing.

Isaiah 53:6

But \{even after he did this,\} all of us wandered away like sheep. We all went our own way. \{We did this after\} the Lord \{freed us from our guilt and\} put all our guilt on him.

Isaiah 6:5

I became very scared. I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure (good) enough to speak to God. And I live among people that are not pure enough to speak to God. {\cf2\super [66]} Yet I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”

Isaiah 64:6

We are all dirty with sin.\par Even our good works \{are not pure\}.\par They are like blood-stained rags.\par We are all like dead leaves.\par Our sins have carried us away like wind.\par

Lamentations 3:29

That person should bow to the Lord\par with his face to the ground.\par Maybe there is still hope.\par

Daniel 9:5

“But Lord, we have sinned! We have done wrong. We have done bad things. We turned against you. We turned away from your commands and fair decisions.

Daniel 9:7

“Lord, you are good, and goodness belongs to you! But shame belongs to us today. Shame belongs to the people from Judah and Jerusalem. Shame belongs to all the people of Israel—to the people that are near, and to the people that are far away. Lord, you scattered those people among many nations. And the people of Israel in all those nations should be ashamed. They should be ashamed of all the bad things they did against you, Lord.

Leviticus 13:12

“Sometimes a skin disease [160] will spread all over a person’s body. The skin disease will cover that person’s skin from his head to his feet. The priest must look at that person’s whole body.

Micah 7:16

The nations will see those miracles,\par and they will be ashamed.\par They will see that their “power”\par \{is nothing compared to mine\}.\par They will \{be amazed\}\par and put their hands over their mouths!\par They will cover their ears\par \{and refuse to listen\}.\par

Habakkuk 2:20

\{But the Lord is different\}! The Lord is in his holy temple. So all the earth should be silent and show respect in front of the Lord.

Zechariah 2:13

Everyone, be quiet!\par The Lord is coming out of his holy house.\par

Luke 18:13

“The tax collector {\cf2\super [288]} stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. The tax collector felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’

1 Timothy 1:15

What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst of those sinners.

Judges 18:19

The five men answered, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us. Be our father and our priest. You must choose. Is it better for you to be a priest for just one man? Or is it better for you to be a priest for a whole family group of Israelite people?”