Job 9:12

Job 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
• New International Version (NIV)If he snatches away, who can stop him? Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back? Who will say to him, 'What are you doing?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

Context of Job 9:12

10Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number. 11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not. Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou? 13God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him: 14How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?

Job 9:12 word by word

הֵ֣ן יַ֭חְתֹּף מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַ֥ר אֵ֝לָ֗יו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

• awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Job 9:12

• Job 23:13But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.
• Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
• Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
• Ephesians 1:11in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,
• Job 11:10If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?
• Job 33:13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
• Isaiah 45:9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let a potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that formeth it, What makest thou? Or thy work, He hath no hands?
• Jeremiah 18:6House of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, house of Israel.
• Matthew 11:26Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.
• Matthew 20:15is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?
• Romans 9:18So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
• Romans 11:34For who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

Commentaries on Job 9:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He taketh away - He never gives, but he is ever lending: and while the gift is useful or is improved, he permits it to remain; but when it becomes useless or is misused, he recalls it. Who can hinder him? - Literally, Who can cause him to restore it? What doest thou? - He is supreme, and will give account of none of his matters. He is infinitely wise, and cannot mistake. He is infinitely kind, and can do nothing cruel. He is infinitely good, and can do…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Behold, he taketh away - Property, friends, or life. Who can hinder him? - Margin, turn him away. Or, rather, “who shall cause him to restore?” that is, who can bring back what he takes away? He is so mighty, that what he removes, it is impossible for us to recover. Who will say unto him, What doest thou? - A similar expression occurs in Daniel 4:35. The meaning is plain. God has a right to remove any thing which we possess. Our friends, property, health…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case. It includes: A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32). The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20). A "mediator" (9:33–34). A question of accusation (9:12). A legal sentence (9:22). A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. If "He taketh away," as in my case all that was dear to me, still a mortal cannot call Him to account. He only takes His own. He is an absolute King (Ec 8:4; Da 4:35).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 9:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
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Commentaries on Job 9

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings