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Job 5:8
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“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
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Job 5:8 in Other Translations
KJV
8
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
ESV
8
"As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause,
NLT
8
“If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.
MSG
8
"If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God, I'd throw myself on the mercy of God.
CSB
8
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to Him.
Job 5:8 In-Context
6
For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
7
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8
“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
9
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
10
He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.
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Job 8:5
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Job 11:13
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Job 13:3,15
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Job 23:4
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Job 40:1
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Psalms 35:23
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Psalms 50:15
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Jeremiah 12:1
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1 Corinthians 4:4
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