OLD TESTAMENT

Job 31:35

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35

oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!

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Verse 35. He himself. Hebrew “my adversary would write a book.” His very accusation would establish my cause, provided he adhered to the truth. Calmet.—I would carry it about as a trophy. Bible.—A book. The judge wrote down the sentence. Job appeals to God, and fears not being condemned.

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