Job 33:10

Job 33:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
• New International Version (NIV)Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He finds occasions against me, He counts me as His enemy;

Context of Job 33:10

8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: — 9I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me; Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy; 11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. 12Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for God is greater than man.

Job 33:10 word by word

הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Job 33:10

• Job 9:30If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,
• Job 10:15If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being [so] full of shame, and beholding mine affliction; —
• Job 13:25Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
• Job 14:16For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
• Job 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
• Job 13:24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
• Job 16:9His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; [as] mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.
• Job 19:11And he hath kindled his anger against me, and hath counted me unto him as one of his enemies.
• Job 30:21Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.
• Job 31:35Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my signature: let the Almighty answer me! And let mine opponent write an accusation!

Commentaries on Job 33:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Behold, he findeth occasions against me - That is, God. This is not exactly the language of Job, though much that he had said had seemed to imply this. The idea is, that God sought opportunity to oppose him; that he was desirous to find in him some ground or reason for punishing him; that he wished to be hostile to him, and was narrowly on the watch to find an opportunity which would justify his bringing calamity upon him. The word rendered “occasions”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Elihu charges Job with reflecting upon the justice and goodness of God. When we hear any thing said to God's dishonour, we ought to bear our testimony against it. Job had represented God as severe in marking what he did amiss. Elihu urges that he had spoken wrong, and that he ought to humble himself before God, and by repentance to unsay it. God is not accountable to us. It is unreasonable for weak, sinful creatures, to strive with a God of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. occasions--for hostility; literally, "enmities" (Job 13:24; 16:9; 19:11; 30:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 33:10

• Blasphemy

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• Account
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• Ransom
• Soul
• Stick
• Wish
• Count

Commentaries on Job 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings