15 But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best,(A) but please rescue us now.”

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15 And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

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10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(A)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.

10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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14 When times are good, be happy;
    but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
    as well as the other.(A)
Therefore, no one can discover
    anything about their future.

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14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

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When the commander(A) of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The Lord your God decreed(B) this disaster(C) for this place.(D)

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And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

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20 always giving thanks(A) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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18 give thanks in all circumstances;(A) for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

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11 As you know, we count as blessed(A) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(B) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(C) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(D)

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11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

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