NASB — Job 9 — KJV

Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man

1 Then Job° Ianswered°,
  2 “In truth° I know° that this is so°;
  But how° can a aman° be in the right° Ibefore° God°?
  3 “If° one wished° to adispute° with Him,
  He could not answer° Him once° in a thousand° [times].
  4aWise° in heart° and bmighty° in strength°,
  Who° has Icdefied°° Him IIwithout° harm°?
  5a[It is God] who removes° the mountains°, they know° not [how],
  When° He overturns° them in His anger°;
  6 Who ashakes° the earth° out of its place°,
  And its bpillars° tremble°;
  7 Who commands° the asun° Inot to shine°,
  And sets° a seal° upon the stars°;
  8 Who alone° astretches° out the heavens°
  And Ibtramples° down° the waves° of the sea°;
  9 Who makes° the aBear°, Orion° and the Pleiades°,
  And the bchambers° of the south°;
  10 Who adoes° great° things°, Iunfathomable°°°,
  And wondrous° works° without°° number°.
  11 “Were He to pass° by me, aI would not see° Him;
  Were He to move° past° [me], I would not perceive° Him.
  12 “Were He to snatch° away°, who° could arestrain° Him?
  Who° could say° to Him, ‘bWhat° are You doing°?’

[1] ILit answered and said
[2] ILit with aJb 4:17; 25:4
[3] aJb 10:2; 13:19; 23:6; 40:2
[4] ILit stiffened his neck against IILit and remained safe aJb 11:6; 12:13; 28:23; 38:36, 37 bJb 9:19; 23:6 c2Ch 13:12; Pv 29:1
[5] aJb 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 41:11
[6] aIs 2:19, 21; 13:13; Hg 2:6 bPs 75:3
[7] ILit and it does not shine aIs 13:10; Ezk 32:7, 8
[8] ILit treads upon the heights of aGn 1:1; Jb 37:18; Ps 104:2; Is 40:22 bJb 38:16; Ps 77:19
[9] aJb 38:31, 32; Am 5:8 bJb 37:9
[10] ILit until there is no searching out aJb 5:9
[11] aJb 23:8, 9; 35:14
[12] aJb 10:7; 11:10 bIs 45:9

  13 ¶ “God° will not turn° back° His anger°;
  Beneath° Him crouch° the helpers° of aRahab°.
  14 “How° then°° can aI Ianswer° Him,
  [And] choose° my words° IIbefore° Him?
  15 “For athough° I were right°, I could not Ianswer°;
  I would have to bimplore° the mercy° of my judge°.
  16 “If° I called° and He answered° me,
  I could not believe° that He was listening° to my voice°.
  17 “For He abruises° me with a tempest°
  And multiplies° my wounds° without° cause°.
  18 “He will anot allow° me to get° my breath°,
  But saturates° me with bbitterness°.
  19 “If° [it is a matter] of power°, abehold°, [He is] the strong° one°!
  And if° [it is a matter] of justice°, who° can summon° IHim?
  20aThough° I am righteous°, my mouth° will bcondemn° me;
  Though I am guiltless°, He will declare° me guilty°.
  21 “I am aguiltless°;
  I do not take° notice° of myself°;
  I bdespise° my life°.
  22 “It is [all] one°; therefore°° I say°,
  ‘He adestroys° the guiltless° and the wicked°.’
  23 “If° the scourge° kills° suddenly°,
  He amocks° the despair° of the innocent°.
  24 “The earth° ais given° into the hand° of the wicked°;
  He bcovers° the faces° of its judges°.
  If° [it is] not [He], then° who° is it?

[13] aJb 26:12; Ps 89:10; Is 30:7; 51:9
[14] IOr plead my case IILit with aJb 9:3, 32
[15] IOr plead my case aJb 9:20, 21; 10:15 bJb 8:5
[17] aJb 16:12, 14; 30:22
[18] aJb 7:19; 10:20 bJb 13:26; 27:2
[19] ISo with Gr; Heb me aJb 9:4
[20] aJb 9:15 bJb 9:29; 15:6
[21] aJb 1:1; 12:4; 13:18 bJb 7:16
[22] aJb 10:7, 8
[23] aJb 24:12
[24] aJb 10:3; 12:6; 16:11 bJb 12:17

  25 ¶ “Now amy days° are swifter° than° a runner°;
  They flee° away°, bthey see° no° good°.
  26 “They slip° by like° areed° boats°,
  Like an beagle° that swoops° on Iits prey°.
  27 “Though° I say°, ‘I will forget° amy complaint°,
  I will leave° off my [sad] countenance° and be cheerful°,’
  28 I am aafraid° of all° my pains°,
  I know° that bYou will not acquit° me.
  29 “I am accounted awicked°,
  Why° then° should I toil° in vain°?
  30 “If° I should awash° myself with snow°
  And cleanse° bmy hands° with lye°,
  31 Yet° You would plunge° me into the pit°,
  And my own clothes° would abhor° me.
  32 “For a[He is] not a man° as I am that bI may answer° Him,
  That we may go° to Icourt° together°.
  33 “There° is no° aumpire° between° us,
  Who may lay° his hand° upon us both°.
  34 “Let Him aremove° His rod° from me,
  And let not dread° of Him terrify° me.
  35 “[Then] I awould speak° and not fear° Him;
  But I am not like° that in myself.

[25] aJb 7:6 bJb 7:7
[26] ILit food aIs 18:2 bJb 39:29; Hab 1:8
[27] aJb 7:11
[28] aJb 3:25 bJb 7:21; 10:14
[29] aJb 10:2; Ps 37:33
[30] aJr 2:22 bJb 31:7
[32] ILit judgment aEc 6:10 bJb 9:3; Ro 9:20
[33] a1S 2:25; Jb 9:19; Is 1:18
[34] aJb 13:21
[35] aJb 13:22


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Job, acknowledging God's justice, sheweth there is no contending with him.

1 ¶ Then Jobº answeredºª and said,ºª 2 I knowºª [it is] so²² of a truth:º but how² should manº be justºª with² God?º 3 If² he willºª contendºª with² him, he cannot² answerºª him oneº of² a thousand.º 4 [He is] wiseº in heart,º and mightyº in strength:º who² hath hardenedºª [himself] against² him, and hath prospered?ºª 5 Which removethºª the mountains,º and they knowºª not:² which² overturnethºª them in his anger.º 6 Which shakethºª the earthº out of her place,º² and the pillarsº thereof tremble.ºª 7 Which commandethºª the sun,º and it risethºª not;² and sealeth upºª the stars.º 8 Which alone² spreadeth outºª the heavens,º and treadethºª upon² the wavesº of the sea.º 9 Which makethºª Arcturus,º Orion,º and Pleiades,º and the chambersº of the south.º 10 Which doethºª great thingsº pastº² finding out;º yea, and wondersºª without²² number.º 11 Lo,² he goethºª by² me, and I seeºª [him] not:² he passeth onºª also, but I perceiveºª him not.² 12 Behold,² he taketh away,ºª who² can hinderºª him? who² will sayºª unto² him, What² doestºª thou? 13 [If] Godº will not² withdrawºª his anger,º the proud¹² helpersºª do stoopºª under² him. 14 How much less²² shall I² answerºª him, [and] choose outºª my wordsº [to reason] with² him? 15 Whom,² though² I were righteous,ºª [yet] would I not² answer,ºª [but] I would make supplicationºª to my judge.ºª 16 If² I had called,ºª and he had answeredºª me; [yet] would I not² believeºª that² he had hearkenedºª unto my voice.º 17 For² he breakethºª me with a tempest,º and multipliethºª my woundsº without cause.º 18 He will not² sufferºª me to takeºª my breath,º but² fillethºª me with bitterness.º 19 If² [I speak] of strength,º lo,² [he is] strong:º and if² of judgment,º who² shall set¹ª me a time² [to plead]? 20 If² I justifyºª myself, mine own mouthº shall condemnºª me: [if I say], I² [am] perfect,º it shall also prove me perverse.ºª 21 [Though] I² [were] perfect,º [yet] would I not² knowºª my soul:º I would despiseºª my life.º

[2] 1K 8:46; Jb 4:17; 14:3; 25:4; 32:2; 33:9; 34:5; Ps 130:3; 143:2; Ro 3:20.
[3] Jb 9:20, 32; 10:2; 23:3; 31:35; 33:13; 34:14; 40:2; Ps 19:12; 40:12; Is 57:15; Ro 9:20; 1Jn 1:8; 3:20.
[4] Ex 9:14; 14:17; Jb 6:10; 9:19; 15:23; 36:5; 40:9; Ps 104:24; 136:5; Pv 28:14; 29:1; Dn 2:20; 4:34; 5:20; Ro 11:33; 1Co 10:22; Ep 1:8, 19; 3:10, 20; Jde 1:24.
[5] Nu 1:5; Jb 28:9; Ps 46:2; 68:8; 114:6; Is 40:12; Hab 3:6, 10; Zc 4:7; 14:4; Mt 21:21; 27:51; Lk 21:11; 1Co 13:2; Rv 6:14; 11:13; 16:18.
[6] 1S 2:8; Jb 26:11; 38:4; Ps 75:3; 114:7; Is 2:19, 21; 13:13; 24:1, 19; Jr 4:24; Jol 2:10; Hg 2:6, 21; He 12:26; Rv 20:11.
[7] Ex 10:21; Jsh 10:12; Jb 37:7; 38:12, 19; Is 13:10; Ezk 32:7; Dn 4:35; Am 4:13; 8:9; Mt 24:29; Lk 21:25.
[8] Gn 1:6; Jb 37:18; 38:11; Ps 33:6; 93:3; 104:2; Is 40:22; 42:5; 44:24; Jr 10:11; Zc 12:1; Mt 14:25; Jn 6:19.
[9] Gn 1:16; Jb 38:31, 32; Ps 104:3, 13; 147:4; Am 5:8; Ac 28:13.
[10] Ex 15:11; Jb 5:9; 26:12; 37:23; Ps 71:15; 72:18; 136:4; Ec 3:11; Is 40:26; Dn 4:2; Ro 11:33; Ep 3:20.
[11] Jb 23:8; 35:14; Ps 77:19; 1Ti 6:16.
[12] Jb 11:10; 23:13; 33:13; 34:29; Is 45:9; Jr 18:6; Dn 4:35; Mt 11:26; 20:15; Ro 9:18; 11:34; Ep 1:11.
[13] Jb 26:12; 40:9; Is 30:7; 31:2; Jm 4:6.
[14] 1K 8:27; Jb 4:19; 11:4; 23:4, 7; 25:6; 33:5.
[15] 1K 8:38; 2Ch 33:13; Jb 5:8; 8:5; 10:2, 15; 22:27; 23:7; 34:31; Jr 31:9; Dn 9:3, 18; 1Co 4:4; 1P 2:23.
[16] Ex 6:9; Jg 6:13; Jb 29:24; Ps 18:6; 66:18; 116:1; 126:1; Lk 24:41; Ac 12:14.
[17] Jb 1:14; 2:3, 7, 13; 16:14, 17; 34:6; Ps 25:3; 29:5; 42:7; 83:15; Is 28:17; Jr 23:19; Ezk 13:13; Mt 7:27; 12:20; Jn 9:3; 15:25.
[18] Jb 3:20; 7:19; Ps 39:13; 88:7, 15; Lm 3:3, 15, 18, 19; He 12:11.
[19] Jb 9:4, 32; 31:35; 33:5; 36:17; 40:9; Ps 62:11; Mt 6:13; 1Co 1:25; 10:22.
[20] Jb 1:1; 4:17; 9:2; 15:5; 32:1; 33:8; 34:35; 35:16; Ps 130:3; 143:2; Pv 10:19; 17:20; Is 6:5; Mt 12:36; Lk 10:29; 16:15; Php 3:12; 1Ti 6:5; Jm 3:2.
[21] Jb 7:15, 21; Ps 139:23; Pv 28:26; Jr 17:9; 1Co 4:4; 1Jn 3:20.

Man's innocency is not to be condemned by afflictions.

22 This² [is] oneº [thing], therefore²² I saidºª [it], He² destroyethºª the perfectº and the wicked.º 23 If² the scourgeº slayºª suddenly,º he will laughºª at the trialº of the innocent.º 24 The earthº is givenºª into the handº of the wicked:º he coverethºª the facesº of the judgesºª thereof; if² not,² where,º [and] who² [is] he?² 25 Now my daysº are swifterºª than² a post:ºª they flee away,ºª they seeºª no² good.º 26 They are passed awayºª asº the swiftº ships:º as the eagleº [that] hastethºª to² the prey.º 27 If² I say,ºª I will forgetºª my complaint,º I will leave offºª my heaviness,º and comfortºª [myself]: 28 I am afraidºª of all² my sorrows,º I knowºª that² thou wilt not² hold me innocent.ºª 29 [If] I² be wicked,ºª why² then² labourºª I in vain?º 30 If² I wash¹ª myself² with¹ snow² water,º¹ and make my handsº neverº¹ª so clean;ºª 31 Yetº shalt thou plungeºª me in the ditch,º and mine own clothesº shall abhorºª me. 32 For² [he is] not² a man,º as I² [am, that] I should answerºª him, [and] we should comeºª togetherº in judgment.º 33 Neither² is¹ there² any daysmanºª betwixt² us, [that] might layºª his handº upon² us both.º 34 Let him take¹ª his rod¹ awayºª² from²² me, and let not² his fearº terrifyºª me: 35 [Then] would I speak,ºª and not² fearºª him; but² [it is] not² so² with² me.

[22] Ec 9:1; Ezk 21:3; Lk 13:2.
[23] 2S 14:15, 17; Jb 1:13; 2:7; 4:7; 8:20; Ps 44:22; Ezk 14:19; 21:13; He 11:36.
[24] 2S 15:30; 19:4; Es 6:12; 7:8; Jb 12:6; 21:7; 24:25; 32:2; Ps 17:14; 73:3; Jr 12:1; 14:4; Dn 4:17; 5:18; 7:7; Hab 1:14.
[25] Es 8:14; Jb 7:6; Ps 39:5, 11; 89:47; 90:9; Jm 4:14.
[26] 2S 1:23; Jb 39:27; Pv 23:5; Jr 4:13; Lm 4:19; Hab 1:8.
[27] Jb 7:13; Ps 77:2; Jr 8:18.
[28] Ex 20:7; Jb 9:2, 20; 14:16; 21:6; Ps 88:15; 119:120; 130:3.
[29] Jb 9:22; 10:7, 14; 21:16, 27; 22:5; Ps 73:13; Jr 2:35.
[30] Ps 26:6; Pv 28:13; Is 1:16; Jr 2:22; 4:14; Ro 10:3; 1Jn 1:8.
[31] Jb 9:20; 15:6; Is 59:6; 64:6; Php 3:8.
[32] Nu 23:19; 1S 16:7; Jb 13:18; 23:3; 33:12; 35:5; Ps 143:2; Ec 6:10; Is 45:9; Jr 49:19; Ro 9:20; 1Jn 3:20.
[33] 1S 2:25; 1K 3:16; Jb 9:19; Ps 106:23; 1Jn 2:1.
[34] Jb 13:11, 20; 23:15; 29:2; 31:23; 33:7; 37:1; Ps 39:10; 90:11.


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