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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?

Context of Job 14:3

1“A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble. 2He comes up like a flower; then he withers. He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn’t stay long. You observe this and call me to account to you. 4“If only an unclean person could become clean! It’s not possible. 5If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.

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 7:17“What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?
• Job 13:25Are you trying to make a fluttering leaf tremble or trying to chase dry husks?
• Psalms 144:3O Lord, what are humans that you should care about them? What are mere mortals that you should think about them?
• Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, then he is the mighty one. If it is about justice, who will charge me with a crime?
• Job 13:27You put my feet in shackles. You follow my trail by engraving marks on the soles of my feet.
• Psalms 143:2Do not take me to court for judgment, because there is no one alive who is righteous in your presence.
• Romans 3:19We know that whatever the Scriptures say applies to everyone under their influence, and no one can say a thing. The whole world is brought under the judgment of 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