21 Then Job answered:2 Pay close attention to my words;let this be the consolation you offer.3 Bear with me while I speak;then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking.4 As for me, is my complaint against a human being?Then … Read More
January 8, Job 17-20
17 My spirit is broken.My days are extinguished.A graveyard awaits me.2 Surely mockers surround[a] me,and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.3 Accept my pledge! Put up security for me.Who else will be my sponsor?[b]4 You have closed their minds to … Read More
January 7, Job 14-16
14 Anyone born of womanis short of days and full of trouble.2 He blossoms like a flower, then withers;he flees like a shadow and does not last.3 Do you really take notice of one like this?Will you bring … Read More
January 6, Job 10-13
10 I am disgusted with my life.I will give vent to my complaintand speak in the bitterness of my soul.2 I will say to God,“Do not declare me guilty!Let me know why you prosecute me.3 Is it good … Read More
January 5, Job 6-9
Job’s Reply to Eliphaz 6 Then Job answered:2 If only my grief could be weighedand my devastation placed with it on the scales.3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas!That is why my words are rash.4 Surely … Read More
January 4, Job 1-5
Job and His Family 1 There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters. 3 His estate included … Read More
January 3, Genesis 8-11
The Flood Recedes 8 God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind[a] to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside. 2 The … Read More
January 2, Genesis 4-7
Cain Murders Abel 4 The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have had a male child with the Lord’s help.”[a] 2 She also gave birth to his … Read More
January 1, Genesis 1-3
The Creation 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[a]2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of … Read More