Job 14:3

Job 14:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
• New International Version (NIV)Do you fix your eye on them? Will you bring them before you for judgment?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature and demand an accounting from me?

Context of Job 14:3

1"Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. 2He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not. And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you? 4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one. 5Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,

Job 14:3 word by word

אַף־עַל־זֶ֭ה פָּקַ֣חְתָּ עֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאֹ֘תִ֤י תָבִ֖יא בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And dost thou openפָּקַחpâqach · to openH6491
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• upon such an oneזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• and bringestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me into judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Job 14:3

• Job 7:17What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him,
• Job 13:25Will you frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff?
• Psalms 144:3O Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?
• Job 9:19If it is a contest of strength, behold, he is mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
• Job 13:27You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; you set a limit for the soles of my feet.
• Psalms 143:2Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Commentaries on Job 14:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one - The whole of this chapter is directed to God alone; in no part of it does he take any notice of his friends.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one? - Is one so weak, so frail, so short-lived, worthy the constant vigilance of the infinite God? In Zechariah 12:4, the expression “to open the eyes” upon one, means to look angrily upon him. Here it means to observe or watch closely. And bringest me into judgment with thee - Is it equal or proper that one so frail and feeble should be called to a trial with one so mighty as the infinite God? Does God seek a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3open Your eyes: Job complained about God's constant surveillance (7:8, 17–20; 10:6, 14; 13:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. open ... eyes upon--Not in graciousness; but, "Dost Thou sharply fix Thine eyes upon?" (See on Job 7:20; also see on Job 1:7). Is one so frail as man worthy of such constant watching on the part of God? (Zec 12:4). me--so frail. thee--so almighty.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Job 14

• 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