Bible Strands
Job 5:8
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job directly in a didactic speech, responding to the preceding declaration that human life is inherently bound to suffering.
The words — אֶדְרֹשׁ ('ed.Rosh) means "I will seek," and אָשִׂים ('a.Sim) means "I will set," establishing the verse's core directive to actively pursue God and place a plea before Him.
The thread — This instruction aligns with the pattern of urgent prayer found in Psalms 50:15, the call to reconciliation in Job 22:21, and the command to commit one's path to the Lord in Psalms 37:5.
Why it lands — The text requires immediate, personal appeal to God as the prescribed response to inevitable hardship, treating prayer as a concrete action rather than a passive waiting period.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Cross-references
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Job 22:21 Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Psalms 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- 1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- Job 22:27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
- 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
- 1 Peter 2:23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- Genesis 32:7 In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
- Job 8:5 But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,