Parallel Bible results for "job 5:8-16"

Job 5:8-16

Common English Bible CEB

8 But I would seek God, put my case to God,

9 who does great things beyond comprehension, wonderful things without number;

10 who provides rain over the earth's surface, sends water to the open country,

11 exalts the lowly, raises mourners to victory;

12 who frustrates the schemes of the clever so that their hands achieve no success,

13 trapping the wise in their cleverness so that the plans of the devious don't succeed.

14 They encounter darkness during the day, and at noon they fumble about as at night.

15 Yet he rescues the orphan from the sword of their mouth, the needy from the grip of the strong;

16 so the poor have hope and violence shuts its mouth.

New International Version NIV

8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

10 He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.

11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

14 Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.

15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.

16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.