Job 8:6 · KJV
“If thou {wert} pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.”
— Job 8:6
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Job 8 — Context
If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; {for...: Heb. in the hand of their transgression}
5If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6If thou {wert} pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Cross References
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. {Art} thou not it that hath cut Rahab, {and} wounded the dragon?
Isaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that {it shall be} well {with him}: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Job 5:24
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle {shall be} in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. {thy tabernacle...: or, peace is thy tabernacle} {sin: or, err}
Psalms 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me {to} the judgment {that} thou hast commanded.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked {is} an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright {is} his delight.
Psalms 59:4-5
They run and prepare themselves without {my} fault: awake to help me, and behold. {help: Heb. meet}
Job 16:17
Not for {any} injustice in mine hands: also my prayer {is} pure.
Psalms 44:23
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast {us} not off for ever.