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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />that you must quickly probe for my guilt and search for my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />That You should seek for my iniquity And search out my sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />That You should search for my guilt And carefully seek my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />That You should seek for my guilt And search after my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />That Thou shouldst seek for my guilt, And search after my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That You should seek for my guilt And search after my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />That You seek my guilt And search for my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />that you look for my iniquity and search for my sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />that You look for my wrongdoing and search for my sin, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Is that why you are so quick to find fault with me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Is that why you look for guilt in me and search for sin in me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then why do you track down all my sins and hunt down every fault I have? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'For you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />that you must search out my iniquity, and inquire about my sin, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that you inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That thou inquirest after my iniquity, and searchest after my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that you inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That You inquire for my iniquity, "" And seek for my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That Thou inquirest for mine iniquity, And for my sin seekest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />That thou wilt seek for mine iniquity, and wilt search out for my sins?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That thou shouldst inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that you would inquire about my iniquity and examine my sin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That you seek for guilt in me and search after my sins, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />that you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That thou enquirest after my iniquity, and searchest after my sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That you inquire about my debts and about my sins?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That Thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that thou hast enquired into mine iniquity, and searched out my sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1528" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man, <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ṯə·ḇaq·qêš (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">You should seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: la·‘ă·wō·nî (Prep-l:: N-csc:: 1cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">my iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: ṯiḏ·rō·wōš (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">and search out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ū·lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">my sin—</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-3</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a></span><br />what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a></span><br />O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a></span><br />For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a></span><br />The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-13.htm">Psalm 33:13-15</a></span><br />The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. / From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth. / He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Isaiah 40:27</a></span><br />Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-30.htm">Matthew 10:30</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-7.htm">Luke 12:7</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That you enquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14-17</a></b></br> If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Psalm 10:15</a></b></br> Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil <i>man</i>: seek out his wickedness <i>till</i> thou find none.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a></b></br> Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-9.htm">Faults</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Inquire</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-10.htm">Inquirest</a> <a href="/job/5-27.htm">Note</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-14.htm">Probe</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Search</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Searchest</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-22.htm">Seekest</a> <a href="/job/9-29.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Faults</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Inquire</a> <a href="/job/35-3.htm">Inquirest</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Probe</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Search</a> <a href="/psalms/139-3.htm">Searchest</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Seekest</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>that You should seek my iniquity</b><br>In this phrase, Job is addressing God directly, expressing his bewilderment at the divine scrutiny he feels he is under. The term "iniquity" refers to moral wrongdoing or sin. Job is perplexed as to why God would actively seek out his faults. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief in a deity who is intimately involved in human affairs. Job's lament can be compared to <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a>, where the psalmist invites God to search his heart, but here Job feels unjustly targeted. Theologically, this raises questions about divine justice and the nature of suffering, themes central to the Book of Job. Job's struggle is a precursor to the New Testament understanding of Jesus Christ as the one who bears our iniquities (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5-6</a>), highlighting the ultimate resolution of sin through Christ's atonement.<p><b>and search out my sin—</b><br>The phrase "search out my sin" suggests a thorough investigation, as if God is examining Job's life with a fine-tooth comb. In the cultural context of the ancient world, this reflects the role of a judge or king who examines cases to administer justice. Job's complaint is that despite his righteousness, he feels as though he is being treated as a sinner. This echoes the sentiments found in <a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a>, where the psalmist acknowledges that God knows the secrets of the heart. Theologically, this points to the omniscience of God, who knows all things, including the hidden sins of humanity. In the broader biblical narrative, this anticipates the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who, as the righteous judge, discerns the hearts of all (<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22</a>). Job's experience foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption found in Christ, who searches and knows us yet offers grace and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest for understanding God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whom Job addresses in his lament. Job is questioning God's actions and justice in his life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's intense suffering, both physically and emotionally, as he grapples with the loss of his family, wealth, and health.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_justice.htm">Understanding God's Justice</a></b><br>Job's question reflects a struggle to understand divine justice. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect justice, even when circumstances are confusing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin.htm">The Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the human condition of sinfulness. It is a reminder of the need for repentance and the grace available through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God's ability to search out sin is a reminder of His omniscience. Believers should live transparently before God, knowing nothing is hidden from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_suffering.htm">Faith in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's account encourages believers to maintain faith and integrity in the face of suffering, trusting that God has a purpose beyond our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Job's honest lament is a model for believers to bring their deepest questions and pains to God, trusting Him with their struggles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_a_spiritual_attack.htm">What constitutes a spiritual attack?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_personal_responsibility.htm">What does the Bible say about personal responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin</span>. It seems to Job that God must have been "extreme to mark what he has done amiss" (<a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a>), must have searched into every corner of Ms life, and hunted out all his sins and shortcomings, to have been able to bring together against him a total commensurate or even approximately commensurate, with the punishment wherewith he has visited him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You should seek</span><br /><span class="heb">תְבַקֵּ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·ḇaq·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲוֺנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·wō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and search out</span><br /><span class="heb">תִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiḏ·rō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my sin—</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-6.htm">Job 10:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:6 That you inquire after my iniquity (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>