EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 37:19
19Tell us, Job, what things we should say to God. We cannot argue with him, because our minds are in a dark place.
Job 37:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
- New International Version (NIV)“Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Teach us what we should say to Him, For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
Context of Job 37:19
17When the hot wind blows from the south, nothing moves on the earth. Your body is too hot in the clothes that you wear. 18God puts the clouds across the whole sky, like a metal mirror that shines brightly. Can you also do that? No! Tell us, Job, what things we should say to God. We cannot argue with him, because our minds are in a dark place. 20Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? That would be the end of me! 21Now the wind has blown all the clouds away. The sun shines brightly in the sky. It is too bright for us to look at.
Read all of Job 37Job 37:19 word by word
ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹ֥א־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 37:19
- Job 12:3But I understand things as well as you. You are no better than I am. Everyone knows the things that you have been saying.
- Job 13:3But I want to speak to the Almighty God. I need to show him that I am right.
- Job 26:14These are only a few of the things that God does. We only know about a few small things. If he used all of his power, we could never understand.’
- Job 28:20So where can we find wisdom? Where can we learn to understand things properly?
- Job 38:2‘Who do you think you are? Why do you ask questions about my wisdom? You speak many words, but you do not understand anything.
- Job 42:3You asked me, “Why do you ask questions about my wisdom, when you do not understand anything?” It is true. I was speaking about things that I do not understand. They are things that are too wonderful for me to know.
- Psalms 73:16When I thought about all this, it was so hard for me to understand.
- Psalms 139:6You know so much about me, it is wonderful. I cannot understand it. My thoughts cannot reach as high as that!
- Proverbs 30:2I feel more stupid than any other person. I do not understand things as other people do.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12At this time, we see things as if we were looking at them in a mirror. What we see now is not clear. But the time will come when we do not need a mirror. We will see everything clearly. Now we know only a part of what is true. But then we will know everything completely. We will understand completely, just as God understands us completely.
- 1 John 3:2My friends, we are already children of God. We do not yet know clearly what we will become. But we do know this: when Christ returns to this world, we will become like him. We will be like him because we will see him as he really is.
Commentaries on Job 37:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Teach us what we shall say unto him? - Thou pretendest to be so very wise, and to know every thing about God, pray make us as wise as thyself, that we may be able to approach with thy boldness the Sovereign of the world; and maintain our cause with thy confidence before him. As for our parts, we are ignorant; and, on all these subjects, are enveloped with darkness. Mr. Good translates: - "Teach us how we may address him, When arrayed in robes of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Teach us what we shall say unto him - This seems to be addressed to Job. It is the language of Elihu, implying that he was overawed with a sense of the majesty and glory of such a God. He knew not in what manner, or with what words to approach such a Being, and he asks Job to inform him, if he knew. We cannot order our speech by reason of darkness - Job had repeatedly professed a desire to bring his cause directly before God, and to argue it in his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 Due thoughts of the works of God will help to reconcile us to all his providences. As God has a powerful, freezing north wind, so he has a thawing, composing south wind: the Spirit is compared to both, because he both convinces and comforts, So 4:16. The best of men are much in the dark concerning the glorious perfections of the Divine nature and the Divine government. Those who, through grace, know much of God, know nothing, in comparison…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Men cannot explain God's wonders; we ought, therefore, to be dumb and not contend with God. If Job thinks we ought, "let him teach us, what we shall say." order--frame. darkness--of mind; ignorance. "The eyes are bewilderingly blinded, when turned in bold controversy with God towards the sunny heavens" (Job 37:18) [Umbreit].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 37
- 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
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