Job 33:6

Job 33:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
• New International Version (NIV)I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Truly I am as your spokesman before God; I also have been formed out of clay.

Context of Job 33:6

4“God’s Spirit has made me. The breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Answer me if you can. Present your case to me, and take your stand. Indeed, I stand in front of God as you do. I, too, was formed from a piece of clay. 7You certainly don’t need to be terrified of me. I won’t put too much pressure on you. 8“But you spoke directly to me, and I listened to your words.

Job 33:6 word by word

הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• according to thy wishפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
• in God’sאֵל'êl · GodH410
• stead: I also am formedקָרַץqârats · to winkH7169
• out of the clayחֹ֫מֶרchômer · clayH2563

Cross-references for Job 33:6

• Genesis 30:2Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, “Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
• Exodus 4:16Aaron will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and you will be like God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore, we are Christ’s representatives, and through us God is calling you. We beg you on behalf of Christ to become reunited with God.
• Job 4:19How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!
• Job 10:9Please remember that you made me out of clay and that you will return me to the dust again.
• Job 13:12“Your recollections are worthless proverbs. Your answers are absolutely useless.
• Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the earth and blew the breath of life into his nostrils. The man became a living being.
• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow, you will produce food to eat until you return to the ground, because you were taken from it. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:1We know that if the life we live here on earth is ever taken down like a tent, we still have a building from God. It is an eternal house in heaven that isn’t made by human hands.

Commentaries on Job 33:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay - Mr. Good, and before him none other that I have seen, has most probably hit the true meaning: - "Behold, I am thy fellow. I too was formed by God out of the clay." The word כפיך kephicha, which we translate according to thy wish, and which, if Hebrew, would mean like to thy mouth; he considers as pure Arabic, with a Hebrew postfix, (Arabic) kefoo, signifying fellow, equal, like…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Behold, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead - Margin, as in Hebrew “mouth.” The mouth is that by which we express our desires, and the word here is equivalent to wish. Some have, however, rendered this differently. Umbreit translates it, ich bin, wie du, von Gott - I am, as thou art, from God. So Noyes, “I, like thee, am a creature of God.” Wemyss, “I am thine equal in the sight of God.” Coverdale, “Behold, before God am I even as thou, for I am…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (See on Job 33:4; Job 31:35; 13:3, 20, 21). formed--Though acting as God's representative, I am but a creature, like thyself. Arabic, "pressed together," as a mass of clay by the potter, in forming a vessel [Umbreit]. Hebrew, "cut off," as the portion taken from the clay to form it [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 33:6

• Clay
• Ground
• Humility

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Elihu
• Path
• Ransom
• Soul
• Stick
• Wish
• Elihu (2)

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