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Job 8:3

New King James Version

Does God subvert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

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Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes.”

Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, That You should despise the work of Your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?

Know then that God has wronged me, And has surrounded me with His net.

“If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard. If I cry aloud, there is no justice.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’

Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice;

Surely God will not listen to empty talk, Nor will the Almighty regard it.

Who has assigned Him His way, Or who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?

I will fetch my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.

‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?

“Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”

“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

“Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God?

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?

“Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair!

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”

Therefore the Lord has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice.

But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!

And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”




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