Job 33:13

Job 33:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
• New International Version (NIV)Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you contend against him, saying, 'He will answer none of man's words'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.

Context of Job 33:13

11He has tied my feet with chains. He always watches me to see where I go.” 12But now I tell you this, Job: You are not right! God is greater than any human. So you should not argue against him. You should not say, “God does not answer any of my questions.” 14God does speak to people. He speaks to them in many different ways. But often people do not recognize his voice. 15Sometimes God speaks to people in dreams and visions. He speaks to them at night, while they sleep in bed.

Job 33:13 word by word

מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Why dost thou striveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• against him? for he giveth not accountעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• of any of his mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Job 33:13

• Job 9:14So I can never give an answer to God. There are no words that I can use to argue with him.
• Job 15:25That happens to the person who turns against God. He thinks that he is greater than Almighty God.
• Isaiah 45:9It will be very bad for people who quarrel with their Maker. They are like pieces of a pot that are lying on the ground among all the other pieces. The clay does not say to the potter, ‘What do you think you are you making?’ The pot does not say to the potter, ‘Your work is useless!’
• Jeremiah 50:24Babylon, I put a trap to catch you, and you did not know about it. Now I have caught you in my trap, because you fought against me.
• Ezekiel 22:14When I have punished you, you will no longer feel brave or strong. I, the Lord, have said what I will do. And I will do it.
• Acts 5:39But perhaps what they are doing really does come from God himself. If that is true, then you cannot stop them. You might even find that you are fighting against God!’
• Acts 9:4Saul fell down onto the ground. He heard a voice which said to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you fight against me?’
• 1 Corinthians 10:22If we do things like that, we will cause the Lord to be angry. We should worship only him. You know that we are not stronger than he is!
• Job 40:2‘Do you still want to argue with me, the Almighty God? You say that I have not been fair. Now you must explain what you mean.’
• Deuteronomy 29:29Some secret things belong to the Lord our God. He does not let us understand everything. But he has shown us many things clearly. Those things belong to us and to our descendants for all time. They are the words of his Law that we need to obey.
• Psalms 62:11I have heard God speak his truth once, no twice! God has great strength.
• Isaiah 46:10From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: “My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do.”
• Daniel 4:35All the people on the earth seem like nothing to him. He does whatever he wants among the angels in heaven, and among the people on the earth too. Nobody can stop him. Nobody can ask him, ‘Why are you doing that?’
• Matthew 20:15It is my money. I can choose what to do with it. I want to be kind to people and give them more than we agreed. Does that make you upset?” ’
• Acts 1:7Jesus replied, ‘My Father decides when things will happen in the world. You do not need to know the day or the time when this will happen.
• Romans 11:34The Bible says this: ‘Nobody knows the thoughts of the Lord God. Nobody is able to tell him what he should do.’

Commentaries on Job 33:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Why dost thou strive against him? - Is it not useless to contend with God? Can he do any thing that is not right? As to his giving thee any account of the reasons why he deals thus and thus with thee, or any one else, thou needest not expect it; he is sovereign, and is not to be called to the bar of his creatures. It is sufficient for thee to know that "he is too wise to err, and too good to be unkind."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Why dost thou strive against him? - By refusing to submit to him, and by calling in question his wisdom and goodness. For he giveth not account of any of his matters - Margin, as in Hebrew “answereth not.” The idea is, that it is as useless as it is improper to contend with God. He does his own pleasure, and deals with man as he deems best and right. The reason of his doings he does not state, nor has man any power to extort from him a statement of the…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Job's main complaint was that God did not answer him (9:16; 19:7; 23:2–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Is 45:9). his matters--ways. Our part is, not to "strive" with God, but to submit. To believe it is right because He does it, not because we see all the reasons for His doing it.Read the comment

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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