ヨブ記 8:5
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Context
This verse from ヨブ記 Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. 仮庵の祭りが盛大に行われた。その後、民は集まって絶食し、罪を告白し、神の歴史の中での御業を振り返った。
他の翻訳
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;
相互参照
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.