Key Verse Spotlight
Job 8:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; {for...: Heb. in the hand of their transgression}”
Job 8:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
How long wilt thou speak these {things}? and {how long shall} the words of thy mouth {be like} a strong wind?
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; {for...: Heb. in the hand of their transgression}
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
If thou {wert} pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
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