Earth, cry, and the witness in heaven

He appeals to the mountains, suggesting that they possess knowledge of things existing before the creation of the world Job 27:6In chapters 1, 17, and 18, he cries out, 'Earth, do not cover my eyes from my physical sight, nor let there be a place for my cry to echo; behold, my witness is in the heavens, and my supporter is in the highest heights.' As he wanders toward the earth, he reasons and calls out for sympathy, uttering words that are profoundly well-spoken. He says, 'O earth, do not remain silent regarding my plight, nor secretly conceal the blood unjustly shed from my flesh through my wounds; do not stand in a place and hide, nor let the memory of my lamentations fall into oblivion; for many have indeed been built up through my trials.' He continues, 'Let not the earth hide my blood, but let it summon God to vengeance, with the wounds of my body serving as witnesses. Let not the air restrain my cry, but let the sound of my voice reach the heavens, so that God, the avenger of these occurring evils, may stand forth. By defending the guilty, you will demonstrate to all the blamelessness of my conduct.' He adds, 'Behold, my witness in the heavens is purer than the human conscience' Job 19:3.

He instructs, 'Only know that the Lord has brought this upon me.' He speaks this to strike fear into them, saying, 'Do not trample upon me while I suffer, lest you yourselves fall into the same condition, sharing the same human nature' Job 4:5, 5:7'Truly, I have been led astray; yet the deceiver mocks me, speaking words that should never have been uttered, and he misrepresents my words and speaks them out of season. Let you magnify yourselves at my expense and reproach me. Let it be assumed, as a hypothesis, that I was deceived. But the deceiver mocks me; the deceiver is the devil. What harm comes to you from this? Why is it necessary to judge me as impious and to trample upon one in pain? It is necessary to show compassion to one speaking through agony.' He asks, 'If even such things were done that were not necessary, was it then necessary for you to reproach me so?' He says, 'Having long ago devoted myself to piety, it is necessary for me now to have a reputation based on my works. I have not done this, yet I am judged as a deceiver.' This applies here as well Job 7:6.

He declares, 'Know then that the Lord is the one who has troubled me; He has raised His weapon against me. Behold, I will laugh at your reproaches, but I will not speak. I have cried out, yet no judgment comes. Reason with yourselves; I am not made without purpose, though I feel as if I am encircled by a terrible wall. I speak the truth regarding my circumstances, yet you refuse to accept my words.' He explains that his refusal to speak is not because he has nothing to say, but rather because he feels that since you oppose me, it is better to remain silent. 'Even if I cry out to God to make my situation clear to everyone, I find no favor. No one listens, no one judges, I see no one, and I have nowhere to flee. Should these things not be pitied?' He suggests that by unrighteously mocking him, they allow God to stand as judge to execute a sentence of irrational destruction upon them. 'I do not flee,' he says, 'for God does not abandon such things.' He implies that what appears to you as an unlearned opinion regarding the knowledge of good and the things to come will eventually be proven true. He asks, 'What do you say to the fact that I suffer these things while in wickedness? You yourselves ought to fear the same.' He urges, 'Hurry, even while these things are testifying through words; grasp hold of the words so that you might not be judged as unrighteous even by the truth itself.'

The Hebrew text contains a sin of the word Job 21:1Having killed his lesser sons, and with his hands having burned the soles, he says those before him—those more inferior—will cast down the children of the lawless Job 14:14Wealth gathered unjustly will be scrutinized, and an angel will drag the man from his house. The impious man does everything to seize the possessions of others, and one looks at the purpose of these events through him; yet when he seems to be master of all, he will see himself being carried away to others Job 16:14Like an unplowed, uncontrollable plow, the words and doctrines of the impious are crooked and deceptive, for there is nothing sweet in things that happen against God Job 22:22But when he seems to be full, he will be crushed, and necessity will press upon him. He says that because of the cause, acquired things are being stripped away and will not be passed to his ancestors Job 23:12A spirit of wrath will be sent upon him to pour out his soles Job 23:16Instead, he will undergo terrible things from God and heaven. He said this because Job, having claimed he was struck by God, also remembered how he was wronged by men; thus, he prepares, knowing that all things were brought upon him through sin Job 24:24And stars in the diets...