Job 8:6 “if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your be…”

Job 8:6

if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

World English Bible

If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

American Standard Version

If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Geneva Bible 1599

If thou be pure and vpright, then surely hee will awake vp vnto thee, and he wil make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous.

Darby Translation

If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;

Young's Literal Translation

If pure and upright thou [art], Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

Bible in Basic English

If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.

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Cross references

“thou wert”

Proverbs 15:8 Job 16:17 Job 1:8 Isaiah 1:15 1 Timothy 2:8 1 John 3:19–22

Proverbs 15:8 · BSB

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Job 16:17 · BSB

yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.

Job 1:8 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”

Isaiah 1:15 · BSB

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

1 Timothy 2:8 · BSB

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

1 John 3:19–22 · BSB

And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

“he would”

Isaiah 51:9 Psalm 44:23 Psalm 59:4 Psalm 59:5

Isaiah 51:9 · BSB

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

Psalm 44:23 · BSB

Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.

Psalm 59:4 · BSB

For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

Psalm 59:5 · BSB

O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah

“make”

Isaiah 3:10 Job 22:23–30

Isaiah 3:10 · BSB

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Job 22:23–30 · BSB

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

Also

Job 5:24 Psalm 7:6

Job 5:24 · BSB

You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.

Psalm 7:6 · BSB

Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

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