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Passage Lookup: Job 16:11-20:11
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Job 16:11
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God has turned me over to the ungodly and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(u)
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Job 16:12
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All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(v) He has made me his target;(w)
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Job 16:13
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his archers surround me.(x) Without pity, he pierces(y) my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground.
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Job 16:14
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Again and again(z) he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.(aa)
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Job 16:15
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"I have sewed sackcloth(ab) over my skin and buried my brow in the dust.(ac)
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Job 16:16
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My face is red with weeping,(ad) dark shadows ring my eyes;(ae)
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Job 16:17
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yet my hands have been free of violence(af) and my prayer is pure.(ag)
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Job 16:18
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"Earth, do not cover my blood;(ah) may my cry(ai) never be laid to rest!(aj)
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Job 16:19
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Even now my witness(ak) is in heaven;(al) my advocate is on high.(am)
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Job 16:20
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My intercessor(an) is my friend[a](ao) as my eyes pour out(ap) tears(aq) to God;
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Job 16:21
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on behalf of a man he pleads(ar) with God as one pleads for a friend.
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Job 16:22
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"Only a few years will pass before I take the path of no return.(as)
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Job 17:1
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1My spirit(a) is broken, my days are cut short,(b) the grave awaits me.(c)
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Job 17:2
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Surely mockers(d) surround me;(e) my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
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Job 17:3
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"Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(f) Who else will put up security(g) for me?(h)
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Job 17:4
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You have closed their minds to understanding;(i) therefore you will not let them triumph.
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Job 17:5
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If anyone denounces their friends for reward,(j) the eyes of their children will fail.(k)
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Job 17:6
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"God has made me a byword(l) to everyone,(m) a man in whose face people spit.(n)
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Job 17:7
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My eyes have grown dim with grief;(o) my whole frame is but a shadow.(p)
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Job 17:8
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The upright are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused(q) against the ungodly.
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Job 17:9
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Nevertheless, the righteous(r) will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands(s) will grow stronger.(t)
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Job 17:10
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"But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.(u)
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Job 17:11
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My days have passed,(v) my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart(w)
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Job 17:12
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turn night into day;(x) in the face of the darkness light is near.(y)
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Job 17:13
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If the only home I hope for is the grave,(z) if I spread out my bed(aa) in the realm of darkness,(ab)
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Job 17:14
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if I say to corruption,(ac) ‘You are my father,' and to the worm,(ad) ‘My mother' or ‘My sister,'
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Job 17:15
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where then is my hope—(ae) who can see any hope for me?(af)
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Job 17:16
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Will it go down to the gates of death?(ag) Will we descend together into the dust?"(ah)
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Job 18:1
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Bildad
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Job 18:2
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"When will you end these speeches?(b) Be sensible, and then we can talk.
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Job 18:3
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Why are we regarded as cattle(c) and considered stupid in your sight?(d)
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Job 18:4
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You who tear yourself(e) to pieces in your anger,(f) is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(g)
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Job 18:5
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"The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(h) the flame of his fire stops burning.(i)
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Job 18:6
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The light in his tent(j) becomes dark;(k) the lamp beside him goes out.(l)
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Job 18:7
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The vigor(m) of his step is weakened;(n) his own schemes(o) throw him down.(p)
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Job 18:8
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His feet thrust him into a net;(q) he wanders into its mesh.
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Job 18:9
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A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare(r) holds him fast.(s)
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Job 18:10
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A noose(t) is hidden for him on the ground; a trap(u) lies in his path.(v)
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Job 18:11
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Terrors(w) startle him on every side(x) and dog(y) his every step.
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Job 18:12
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Calamity(z) is hungry(aa) for him; disaster(ab) is ready for him when he falls.(ac)
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Job 18:13
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It eats away parts of his skin;(ad) death's firstborn devours his limbs.(ae)
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Job 18:14
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He is torn from the security of his tent(af) and marched off to the king(ag) of terrors.(ah)
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Job 18:15
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Fire resides[a] in his tent;(ai) burning sulfur(aj) is scattered over his dwelling.
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Job 18:16
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His roots dry up below(ak) and his branches wither above.(al)
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Job 18:17
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The memory of him perishes from the earth;(am) he has no name(an) in the land.(ao)
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Job 18:18
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He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(ap) and is banished(aq) from the world.(ar)
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Job 18:19
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He has no offspring(as) or descendants(at) among his people, no survivor(au) where once he lived.(av)
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Job 18:20
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People of the west are appalled(aw) at his fate;(ax) those of the east are seized with horror.
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Job 18:21
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Surely such is the dwelling(ay) of an evil man;(az) such is the place(ba) of one who does not know God."(bb)
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Job 19:1
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Job
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"How long will you torment(a) me and crush(b) me with words?
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Job 19:3
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Ten times(c) now you have reproached(d) me; shamelessly you attack me.
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Job 19:4
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If it is true that I have gone astray, my error(e) remains my concern alone.
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Job 19:5
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If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me(f) and use my humiliation against me,
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Job 19:6
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then know that God has wronged me(g) and drawn his net(h) around me.(i)
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Job 19:7
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"Though I cry, ‘Violence!' I get no response;(j) though I call for help,(k) there is no justice.(l)
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Job 19:8
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He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(m) he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(n)
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Job 19:9
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He has stripped(o) me of my honor(p) and removed the crown from my head.(q)
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Job 19:10
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He tears me down(r) on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope(s) like a tree.(t)
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Job 19:11
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His anger(u) burns against me; he counts me among his enemies.(v)
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Job 19:12
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His troops advance in force;(w) they build a siege ramp(x) against me and encamp around my tent.(y)
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Job 19:13
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"He has alienated my family(z) from me; my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(aa)
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Job 19:14
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My relatives have gone away; my closest friends(ab) have forgotten me.
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Job 19:15
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My guests(ac) and my female servants(ad) count me a foreigner; they look on me as on a stranger.
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Job 19:16
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I summon my servant, but he does not answer, though I beg him with my own mouth.
Job 19:17
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My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome(ae) to my own family.
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Job 19:18
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Even the little boys(af) scorn me; when I appear, they ridicule me.(ag)
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Job 19:19
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All my intimate friends(ah) detest me;(ai) those I love have turned against me.(aj)
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Job 19:20
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I am nothing but skin and bones;(ak) I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]
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Job 19:21
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"Have pity on me, my friends,(al) have pity, for the hand of God has struck(am) me.
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Job 19:22
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Why do you pursue(an) me as God does?(ao) Will you never get enough of my flesh?(ap)
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Job 19:23
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"Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,(aq)
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Job 19:24
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that they were inscribed with an iron tool(ar) on[b] lead, or engraved in rock forever!(as)
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Job 19:25
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I know that my redeemer[c](at) lives,(au) and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[d]
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Job 19:26
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And after my skin has been destroyed, yet[e] in[f] my flesh I will see God;(av)
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Job 19:27
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I myself will see him with my own eyes(aw)—I, and not another. How my heart yearns(ax) within me!
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Job 19:28
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"If you say, ‘How we will hound(ay) him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,[g]'
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Job 19:29
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you should fear the sword yourselves; for wrath will bring punishment by the sword,(az) and then you will know that there is judgment.[h]"(ba)
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Job 20:1
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Zophar
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Job 20:2
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"My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed.(b)
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Job 20:3
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I hear a rebuke(c) that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
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Job 20:4
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"Surely you know how it has been from of old,(d) ever since mankind[a] was placed on the earth,
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Job 20:5
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that the mirth of the wicked(e) is brief, the joy of the godless(f) lasts but a moment.(g)
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Job 20:6
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Though the pride(h) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(i) and his head touches the clouds,(j)
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Job 20:7
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he will perish forever,(k) like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?'(l)
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Job 20:8
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Like a dream(m) he flies away,(n) no more to be found, banished(o) like a vision of the night.(p)
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Job 20:9
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The eye that saw him will not see him again; his place will look on him no more.(q)
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Job 20:10
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His children(r) must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.(s)
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Job 20:11
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The youthful vigor(t) that fills his bones(u) will lie with him in the dust.(v)
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