Job 9:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand [times].
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— If he be pleased to contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— If he choose to contend with him, he cannot answer him, one of a thousand:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— If he delight to strive with Him—He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one for a thousand.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— If I would dispute with him, hee could not answere him one thing of a thousand.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— If he will contend with him, he cannot answere him one of a thousand.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— If he should contend with him, he cannot answer him one out of a thousand.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— For if he would enter into judgment with him, [God] would not hearken to him, so that he should answer to one of his charges of a thousand.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. |
If
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
he will
2654 {2654} Primeחָפֵץchaphets{khaw-fates'}
A primitive root; properly to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively to be pleased with, desire.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
contend
7378 {7378} Primeרִיבriyb{reeb}
A primitive root; properly to toss, that is, grapple; mostly figuratively to wrangle, that is, hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
with
x5973 (5973) Complementעִם`im{eem}
From H6004; adverb or preposition, with (that is, in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English).
him, he cannot
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
answer
6030 {6030} Primeעָנָה`anah{aw-naw'}
A primitive root; properly to eye or (generally) to heed, that is, pay attention; by implication to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
him one
259 {0259} Primeאֶחָד'echad{ekh-awd'}
A numeral from H0258; properly united, that is, one; or (as an ordinal) first.
of
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
a thousand.
505 {0505} Primeאֶלֶף'eleph{eh'-lef}
Properly the same as H0504; hence (an ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand. |
Job 9:3
_ _ If he — God
_ _ will contend with him — literally, “deign to enter into judgment.”
_ _ he cannot answer, etc. — He (man) would not dare, even if he had a thousand answers in readiness to one question of God’s, to utter one of them, from awe of His Majesty. |
Job 9:3
One — One accusation among a thousand which God shall produce against him. |
Job 9:3
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a (b) thousand.
(b) Of a thousand things, which God could lay to his charge, man cannot answer him one. |
- he will contend:
Job 9:20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Job 9:32-33 For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment. ... Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both.
Job 10:2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
Job 23:3-7 Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat! ... There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Job 31:35-37 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book. ... I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
Job 33:13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Job 34:14-15 If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; ... All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Job 40:2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Isaiah 57:15-16 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. ... For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?
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- he cannot:
Psalms 19:12 Who can understand [his] errors? cleanse thou me from secret [faults].
Psalms 40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
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