Job 25
Bildad's brief third speech emphasizes God's dominion and questions how any mortal can be righteous before God. He compares humanity to maggots and worms before divine majesty.
JobChapter 25 of 426 versesBerean Standard Bible
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Job 25
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.”
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,”
“If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?”
“No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.”
“If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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