Job 36-37Elihu Proclaims God’s Goodness36 Elihu also proceeded and said:2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show youThat there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar;I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.4 For truly my words are not false;One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.5 “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;He is mighty in strength [a]o...  Read More

Job 34-35Elihu Proclaims God’s Justice34 Elihu further answered and said:2 “Hear my words, you wise men;Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.3 For the ear tests wordsAs the palate tastes food.4 Let us choose justice for ourselves;Let us know among ourselves what is good.5 “For Job has said, ‘I am righteous,But God has taken away my justice;6 Should I lie concerning my right?My [a]wound is incura...  Read More

Job 32-33Elihu Contradicts Job’s Friends32 So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God. 3 Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet ha...  Read More

Job 30-31Job’s Wealth Now Poverty30 “But now they mock at me, men [a]younger than I,Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.2 Indeed, what profit is the strength of their hands to me?Their vigor has perished.3 They are gaunt from want and famine,Fleeing late to the wilderness, desolate and waste,4 Who pluck [b]mallow by the bushes,And broom tree roots for their food.5 They were ...  Read More

Job 28-29Job’s Discourse on Wisdom28 “Surely there is a mine for silver,And a place where gold is refined.2 Iron is taken from the [a]earth,And copper is smelted from ore.3 Man puts an end to darkness,And searches every recessFor ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.4 He breaks open a shaft away from people;In places forgotten by feetThey hang far away from men;They swing to and fro.5 As fo...  Read More

Acts 12Herod’s Violence to the Church12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 2 Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. 4 So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to ...  Read More