Job 40:3-5, 42:1-6, Psa 32:3-5, 66:3, 68:30, Jer 13:18 | ESV | STEP

Job 40:3-5

Job Promises Silence

3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4 “Behold, I am ^aof small account; what shall I answer you?
^bI lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken ^conce, and I will not answer;
^dtwice, but I will proceed no further.”

Job 42:1-6

Job’s Confession and Repentance

1 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

2 “I know that you can ^edo all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
3 ^f‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things ^gtoo wonderful for me, which I did not know.
4 ‘Hear, and I will speak;
^hI will question you, and you make it known to me.’
5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
6 therefore I despise myself,
and repent ^{▼▼Or and am comforted} in ^jdust and ashes.”

Psalms 32:3-5

3 For when I kept silent, my ^kbones wasted away
through my ^lgroaning all day long.
4 For day and night your ^mhand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up ^{▼▼Hebrew my vitality was changed} as by the heat of summer. Selah
5 I ^oacknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I ^pwill confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Psalms 66:3

3 Say to God, ^q“How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies ^rcome cringing to you.

Psalms 68:30

30 Rebuke ^sthe beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of ^tbulls with the calves of the peoples.
^uTrample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain}

Jeremiah 13:18

18 Say to ^wthe king and ^xthe queen mother:
“Take a lowly seat,
for ^yyour beautiful crown
has come down from your head.”