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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 11 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/job/11-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Job 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/10.htm" title="Job 10">◄</a> Job 11 <a href="../job/12.htm" title="Job 12">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/job/11.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Zophar’s First Response to Job</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then Zophar the Naamathite replied to Job:</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words?</p><p class="line2">Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Should I remain silent while you babble on?</p><p class="line2">When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>You claim, ‘My beliefs are pure,’</p><p class="line2">and ‘I am clean in the sight of God.’</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>If only God would speak;</p><p class="line2">if only he would tell you what he thinks!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom,</p><p class="line2">for true wisdom is not a simple matter.</p><p class="line1">Listen! God is doubtless punishing you</p><p class="line2">far less than you deserve!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Can you solve the mysteries of God?</p><p class="line2">Can you discover everything about the Almighty?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—</p><p class="line2">and who are you?</p><p class="line1">It is deeper than the underworld<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a>—</p><p class="line2">what do you know?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>It is broader than the earth</p><p class="line2">and wider than the sea.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If God comes and puts a person in prison</p><p class="line2">or calls the court to order, who can stop him?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For he knows those who are false,</p><p class="line2">and he takes note of all their sins.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>An empty-headed person won’t become wise</p><p class="line2">any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“If only you would prepare your heart</p><p class="line2">and lift up your hands to him in prayer!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Get rid of your sins,</p><p class="line2">and leave all iniquity behind you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then your face will brighten with innocence.</p><p class="line2">You will be strong and free of fear.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>You will forget your misery;</p><p class="line2">it will be like water flowing away.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Your life will be brighter than the noonday.</p><p class="line2">Even darkness will be as bright as morning.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Having hope will give you courage.</p><p class="line2">You will be protected and will rest in safety.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>You will lie down unafraid,</p><p class="line2">and many will look to you for help.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But the wicked will be blinded.</p><p class="line2">They will have no escape.</p><p class="line2">Their only hope is death.”</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:8 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">than Sheol.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:12 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">than a wild male donkey can bear a tame colt.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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