But oh that God would speak,
and open his lips against you,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 11:5 in context
Job 11:2–8
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“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered?
Should a man full of talk be justified?
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Should your boastings make men hold their peace?
When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?
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For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure.
I am clean in your eyes.’
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But oh that God would speak,
and open his lips against you,
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that he would show you the secrets of wisdom!
For true wisdom has two sides.
Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
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“Can you fathom the mystery of God?
Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
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