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Job 9:28

Job 9:28 is verse 28 of Job chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.

I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that you will not hold me innocent.

Job 9:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible

26 They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

27 If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’

28 I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.

29 Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

30 If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

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When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.

Psalms 88:15
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Psalms 88:16
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

Psalms 119:120
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

Job 9:2
“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?

Job 9:20
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

Job 9:21
Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.

Job 14:16
For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.

Exodus 20:7
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Psalms 130:3
If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?