Job 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 42

1 ¶ And Job answered and said:

2 Truly I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?

3 If he would delight to argue with Him, he cannot answer Him one of a thousand.

4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has been hard against Him and been at peace?

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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

אִיּ֗וֹב Job H347 · TWOT 78b
רָֽהַב storm H7293 · TWOT 2125c
תָּֽם complete H8535 · TWOT 2522c
נֹטֶ֣ה stretch out H5186 · TWOT 1352
אֶתְחַנָּֽן shew favour H2603 · TWOT 694

People & Context

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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…

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 9:14-35

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