Job 9
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 42
Chapter Summary
1 Job acknowledges Jehovah's justice and shows there is no contending with him. 22 Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions.
Key Hebrew Words
צָדֵק
be just, righteous
H6663 · TWOT 1879
רִיב
contend, argue at law
H7378 · TWOT 2159
כֹּחַ
strength, power
H3581 · TWOT 973a
מִשְׁפָּט
judgment
H4941 · TWOT 2443c
תָּם
the perfect one, blameless
H8535 · TWOT 2522c
יָכַח
mediator, arbiter
H3198 · TWOT 865
People & Context
Job
Speaker who marvels at God's unsearchable power over creation and despairs of contending in law with Him without a mediator.
Timeline
Job's Reply to Bildad: Man Cannot Best God
Job agrees that God is just but argues no mortal can contend with God's immense power, as God overturns mountains, shakes the earth, and commands the stars without being seen.
Job 9:1-13
Job Despairs Over Lack of a Mediator
Job states that even if he were innocent, his own mouth would condemn him. He laments the lack of an umpire between man and God, fearing God's tempest.
Job 9:14-35Read Job 9 in the KJ3 Reader
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