Job 11:5 · KJV
“But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;”
— Job 11:5
For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.
Job 11 — Context
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}
4For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.
7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Cross References
Job 38:1-2
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 33:6-18
Behold, I {am} according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay. {wish: Heb. mouth} {formed: Heb. cut}
Job 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Job 31:35
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire {is, that} the Almighty would answer me, and {that} mine adversary had written a book. {my...: or, my sign is that the Almighty will}
Job 40:1-5
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
Job 23:3-7
Oh that I knew where I might find him! {that} I might come {even} to his seat!
Job 42:7
And it was {so}, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me {the thing that is} right, as my servant Job {hath}.