New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 9:5
51It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know how, When He overturns them in His anger.
Job 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
- New International Version (NIV)He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he who removes mountains, and they know it not, when he overturns them in his anger,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger;
Context of Job 9:5
3If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times. 4Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm? It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know how, When He overturns them in His anger. 6It is He who shakes the earth from its place, And its pillars tremble; 7Who commands the sun not to shine, And puts a seal on the stars;
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הַמַּעְתִּ֣יק הָ֭רִים וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הֲפָכָ֣ם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 9:5
- Job 28:9He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
- Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes And the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
- Psalms 68:8The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 114:6Mountains, that you skip like rams? Hills, like lambs?
- Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And measured the heavens with a span, And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?
- Habakkuk 3:6He stood and caused the earth to shudder; He looked and caused the nations to jump. Yes, the everlasting mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His paths are everlasting.
- Zechariah 4:7‘What are you, you great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring out the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
- Matthew 21:21And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.
- 1 Corinthians 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
- Revelation 6:14The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
- Revelation 11:13And at that time there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
- Numbers 1:5These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
- Zechariah 14:4On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west forming a very large valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and the other half toward the south.
- Matthew 27:51And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
- Luke 21:11and there will be massive earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.
- Revelation 16:18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since mankind came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
Commentaries on Job 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Removeth the mountains, and they know not - This seems to refer to earthquakes. By those strong convulsions, mountains, valleys, hills, even whole islands, are removed in an instant; and to this latter circumstance the words, they know not, most probably refer. The work is done in the twinkling of an eye; no warning is given; the mountain, that seemed to be as firm as the earth on which it rested, was in the same moment both visible and invisible; so…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Which removeth the mountains - In order to show how vain it was to contend with God, Job refers to some exhibitions of his power and greatness. The “removal of the mountains” here denotes the changes which occur in earthquakes and other violent convulsions of nature. This illustration of the power of God is often referred to in the Scriptures; compare Judges 5:5; 1 Kings 19:11; Psalm 65:6; Psalm 114:4; Psalm 144:5; Isaiah 40:12; Jeremiah 4:24. And they…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6When God moves mountains or shakes the earth, it shows his presence as: One who gives laws (Exodus 19:18). One who judges (Jeremiah 4:24). One who rescues (Psalm 18:7; Isaiah 13:13; 29:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. and they know not--Hebrew for "suddenly, unexpectedly, before they are aware of it" (Psa 35:8); "at unawares"; Hebrew, which "he knoweth not of" (Joe 2:14; Pr 5:6).Read the comment
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- 1. Job 9:5 Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 41:11 ↩
Commentaries on Job 9
- 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
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