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

4The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Refute me if you can; Array yourselves before me, take your stand. Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay. 7Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you. 8“Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words:

Job 33:6 word by word

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

• Beholdהֵןhên · look!H2005
• I belong to Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• I tooגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• formedקָרַץqârats · to winkH7169
• clayחֹ֫מֶרchômer · clayH2563

Cross-references for Job 33:6

• Genesis 30:2Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
• Exodus 4:16Moreover, he shall speak for you to the people; and he will be as a mouth for you and you will be as God to him.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
• Job 4:19How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
• Job 10:9Remember now, that You have made me as clay; And would You turn me into dust again?
• Job 13:12Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
• Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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