Hiob 8:5
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Context
This verse from Hiob Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Bildad the Shuhite delivers his first speech, arguing sharply that God does not pervert justice. He suggests Job's children died because of their own sin and urges Job to seek God, promising restoration if Job is pure. Bildad appeals to …
Andere Übersetzungen
If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;
Querverweise
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and …
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.