- he will contend:
- "If¹ I justifyª° myself, mine own mouthª shall condemnª° me: [if I say], I¹ [am] perfect,ª it shall also prove me perverse.ª°" {Job 9:20} + "For¹ [he is] not¹ a man,ª as I¹ [am, that] I should answerª° him, [and] we should comeª° togetherª in judgment.ª ... Neither¹ is² there¹ any daysmanª° betwixt¹ us, [that] might layª° his handª upon¹ us both.ª" {Job 9:32-33} + "I will sayª° unto¹ God,ª Do not¹ condemnª° me; shewª° me wherefore¹¹ thou contendestª° with me." {Job 10:2} + "Oh thatª°¹ I knewª° where I might findª° him! [that] I might comeª° [even] to¹ his seat!ª ... There¹ the righteousª might disputeª° with¹ him; so should I be deliveredª° for everª from my judge.ª°¹" {Job 23:3-7} + "Oh that²°¹ one would¹ hearª° me! behold,¹ my desireª [is, that] the Almightyª would answerª° me, and [that] mine adversaryªª had writtenª° a book.ª ... I would declareª° unto him the numberª of my steps;ª as¹ a princeª would I go near²° unto¹ him." {Job 31:35-37} + "Why¹ dost thou striveª° against¹ him? for¹ he giveth not¹ accountª° of any¹ of his matters.ª" {Job 33:13} + "If¹ he setª° his heartª upon¹ man, [if] he gatherª° unto¹ himself his spiritª and his breath;ª ... All¹ fleshª shall perishª° together,ª and manª shall turn againª° unto¹ dust.ª" {Job 34:14-15} + "Shall he that contendethª° with¹ the Almightyª instructª [him]? he that reprovethª° God,ª let him answerª° it." {Job 40:2} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the highª° and lofty Oneª° that inhabitethª° eternity,ª whose nameª [is] Holy;ª I dwellª° in the highª and holyª [place], with¹ him also [that is] of a contriteª and humbleª spirit,ª to reviveª° the spiritª of the humble,ª and to reviveª° the heartª of the contrite ones.ª° ... For¹ I will not¹ contendª° for ever,ª neither¹ will I be always² wroth:ª°¹ for¹ the spiritª should failª° beforeª¹ me, and the soulsª [which] I¹ have made.ª°" {Isa 57:15-16} + "Nay but,ª Oª man,ª whoª artª° thouª that repliest againstª° God?ª² Shall²°¹ the¹ thing formedª sayª° to him that formedª° [it], Whyª hast thou madeª° meª thus?ª" {Rom 9:20}
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