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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/35.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I would like to reply to you and to your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I will answer you and all your friends, too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will answer you and your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will reply to you and to your friends as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will answer you, And your companions with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will answer you, And your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will answer you, And your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will answer you, And your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will respond to you, And your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will answer you, And your companions with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will answer you and your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will answer you and your friends with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will give the answers to you and your friends. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will answer you and your friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am going to answer you and your friends too. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm going to respond to that statement, and to your friends with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will reply to you and to your friends as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will reply to you, and to your friends with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will answer you, and your companions with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will answer you, and your companions with you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I return words, and your friends with you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will turn back words to thee, and thy companions with thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, I will respond to your words, and to your friends who are with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have words for a reply to you and your friends as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will answer you and your friends with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will answer you with words, you and your friends with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall return you words, also to your friends with you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will give thee answer, And thy companions with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high <i>they are</i> above thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/35-4.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=5427" 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/35.htm">Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’ <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ă·šî·ḇə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will reply</a> <a href="/hebrew/4405.htm" title="4405: mil·lîn (N-fp) -- A word, speech, utterance. From malal">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘e·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">and to your friends</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">as well.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.…<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="/job/33-12.htm">Job 33:12-13</a></span><br />Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. / Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">Job 34:10-12</a></span><br />Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly. / For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences. / Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-22.htm">Job 36:22-23</a></span><br />Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him? / Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-23.htm">Job 37:23-24</a></span><br />The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress. / Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-36</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21</a></span><br />You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:2</a></span><br />Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Isaiah 40:13-14</a></span><br />Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-16.htm">1 Corinthians 2:16</a></span><br />“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Jeremiah 18:6</a></span><br />“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></span><br />All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-11.htm">Psalm 73:11</a></span><br />The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will answer you, and your companions with you.</p><p class="hdg">answer thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-8.htm">Job 34:8</a></b></br> Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-20.htm">Proverbs 13:20</a></b></br> He that walketh with wise <i>men</i> shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/6-13.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/job/32-3.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/41-6.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/35-16.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Job 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Comparison is not to be made with God, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-6.htm">because our good or evil cannot extend unto him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-9.htm">Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith</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/35.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/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will reply to you</b><br>In this phrase, Elihu, one of Job's friends, is speaking. Elihu's role in the Book of Job is to offer a different perspective on Job's suffering. Unlike the other friends, Elihu claims to speak with divine inspiration, suggesting that his words carry a weight of authority. This phrase indicates Elihu's intention to address Job directly, emphasizing the personal nature of his response. In the broader context of the book, this moment is significant because it sets the stage for Elihu's arguments, which focus on God's justice and the purpose of suffering. Elihu's approach contrasts with the other friends, who primarily accuse Job of wrongdoing.<p><b>and to your friends as well</b><br>Elihu includes Job's friends in his address, indicating that his message is not only for Job but also for those who have been offering counsel. This inclusion suggests that Elihu sees flaws in the arguments presented by the other friends, who have insisted that Job's suffering must be a result of sin. By addressing them, Elihu positions himself as a mediator who seeks to correct misunderstandings about God's nature and justice. This reflects a broader biblical theme where God often uses individuals to bring correction and insight to others, as seen in the roles of prophets throughout the Old Testament. Elihu's speech serves as a prelude to God's own response, highlighting the importance of understanding divine wisdom and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a different perspective on Job's suffering. He is not one of the three friends who initially came to comfort Job.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who initially come to comfort Job but end up arguing with him about the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region that is not precisely identified but is traditionally considered to be in the area of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>A central theme in the Book of Job, highlighting God's ultimate authority and wisdom beyond human understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_counselors.htm">The Role of Counselors</a></b><br>Elihu's intervention reminds us that sometimes fresh perspectives can offer valuable insights. We should be open to hearing from others, especially when they point us back to God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Elihu emphasizes that God's ways are beyond human comprehension. We must trust in God's wisdom, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Elihu's approach contrasts with the arrogance sometimes displayed by Job's other friends. We should approach others with humility, recognizing our limited understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>Elihu points out that God is just and merciful. We should remember that God's character is consistent, even when life seems unfair.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_patience_in_suffering.htm">The Value of Patience in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's account, including Elihu's speeches, teaches us the importance of patience and perseverance in the face of trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._13_clash_with_free_will.htm">Does the harsh response prescribed in Deuteronomy 13 conflict with the concept of free will versus strict divine command?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_clairvoyance.htm">What does 'born to trouble' signify in Job 5:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_if_job's_pleas_lack_merit.htm">In light of Job 35:16, why would a merciful God remain silent if Job's pleas are without merit, given other scriptures showing God responding to human need?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to 'discredit' His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">And thy companions.</span>--Elihu professes to answer Job's friends as well as himself, but what he says (<a href="/job/35-5.htm" title="Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than you.">Job 35:5</a>, &c.) is very much what Eliphaz had said before (<a href="/job/15-14.htm" title="What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?">Job 15:14</a>, &c., <a href="/job/22-3.htm" title="Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect?">Job 22:3</a>, &c., and Bildad in Job 25). It is indeed true that God is too high to be affected by man's righteousness or unrighteousness, but it does not follow therefore that He is indifferent, for then He would not be a righteous judge. (See Note on <a href="/job/34-9.htm" title="For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.">Job 34:9</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "thy comforters, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar." Elihu has pledged himself to confute their reasonings, no less than those of Job (<a href="/job/32-5.htm">Job 32:5-20</a>), and now proposes to carry out this intention. But it is not very clear that he accomplish, s his purpose. In point of fact, he does little more than repeat and expand the argument of Eliphaz (<a href="/job/22-2.htm">Job 22:2, 3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/35-4.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">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֭נִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will answer</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šî·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלִּ֑ין</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4405.htm">Strong's 4405: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a discourse, a topic</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your friends</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעֶ֥יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/35-4.htm">Job 35:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/35-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 35:4 I will answer you and your companions (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/35-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 35:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 35:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/35-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 35:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 35:5" /></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>