Job 8
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 8:3 Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right? 1
- 8:8 Ask the generation that went before, and consider what their ancestors discovered. 1
- 8:9 For we were born only yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are a shadow. 1
- 8:11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water? 1
- 8:14 What they rely on snaps like a thread; what they trust in is a spider's web. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Democracy of the Dead cites JOB 8:8–9
…thyself to the search of their fathers: for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing. JOB 8:8–9 Chesterton called himself a democrat all his life, and he meant it. He believed that the…
- Morning by Morning ·
December cites Job 8:11
…with strong faith and rapturous joy. December 27 “Can the rush grow up without mire?” (Job 8:11) The rush is spongy and hollow, and even so is a hypocrite; there is no substance or…
- Holiness ·
Unsearchable Riches cites Job viii. 9
…by their own folly! “We are but of yesterday,” says the book of Job, “and know nothing.” (Job viii. 9.) Surely there is no created being on earth or in heaven that ought to be so humble as…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Justice of God cites Job 8:3
…unrighteousness with God? God forbid.’ Rom 9:14. ‘Does the Almighty pervert justice?’ Job 8:3. (1.) God is not bound to give an account of his actions to his creatures. If none may…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Death of the Righteous cites Job 8:14
…hopes, and see they did but flatter themselves into hell. ‘Whose hope shall be cut off.’ Job 8:14. It is sad to have life and hope cut off together. Use two: If saints gain such glorious…