As for you, if you redirect your heart and spread out your hands to him in prayer –
Job 5:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves; so do not despise or reject the correction of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering]. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Common English Bible Look, happy is the person whom God corrects; so don’t reject the Almighty’s instruction. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord. |
As for you, if you redirect your heart and spread out your hands to him in prayer –
Are God’s consolations not enough for you, even the words that deal gently with you?
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; he instructs them by their torment.
Indeed, he lured you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and unconfined place. Your table was spread with choice food.
I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, ‘You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
Keep in mind that the Lord your God has been disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son.
Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about #– #the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.