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Job 9

New American Standard Bible 2020

Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Mankind

1Then JobH347 respondedH6030H559,2“In truthH551 I knowH3045 that this is soH3651; But howH4100 can a 1personH582 beH6663 inH6663 theH6663 rightH6663 withH5973 GodH410?3IfH518 one wishedH2654 to 2disputeH7378 with Him, He could not answerH6030 Him onceH259 in a thousandH505 times.43WiseH2450 in heartH3824 and 4mightyH533 in strengthH3581, WhoH4310 has 56defiedH7185H413 Him 7withoutH7999 harmH7999?58It is God who removesH6275 the mountainsH2022, and they do not knowH3045 how, WhenH834 He overturnsH2015 them in His angerH639.6It is He who 9shakesH7264 the earthH776 from its placeH4725, And its 10pillarsH5982 trembleH6426;7Who commandsH559 the 11sunH2775 12not to shineH2224, And putsH2856 aH2856 sealH2856 on the starsH3556;8Who aloneH905 13stretchesH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064, And 1415tramplesH1869 downH1869 the wavesH1116 of the seaH3220;9Who makesH6213 the 16BearH5906, OrionH3685, and the PleiadesH3598, And the 1718constellationsH2315 of the southH8486.10It is He who 19doesH6213 greatH1419 thingsH1419, 20the unfathomableH2714H369H5704, And wondrousH6381 worksH6381 withoutH5704H369 numberH4557.11IfH2005 He were to passH5674 by me, 21I would not seeH7200 Him; Were He to moveH2498 pastH2498 me, I would not perceiveH995 Him.12IfH2005 He were to snatchH2862 awayH2862, whoH4310 could 22restrainH7725 Him? WhoH4310 could sayH559 to Him, ‘23WhatH4100 are You doingH6213?’

13“GodH433 will not turnH7725 backH7725 His angerH639; BeneathH8478 Him the helpersH5826 of 2425RahabH7293 cowerH7817.14HowH637 thenH637H3588 can 26I 27answerH6030 Him, And chooseH977 my wordsH1697 28beforeH5973 Him?15For 29thoughH518 I wereH6663 rightH6663, I could not 30answerH6030; I would have to 31imploreH2603 the mercyH2603 of my JudgeH8199.16IfH518 I calledH7121 and He answeredH6030 me, I could not believeH539 that He was listeningH238 to my voiceH6963.17For He 32bruisesH7779 me with a stormH8183 And multipliesH7235 my woundsH6482 withoutH2600 causeH2600.18He will 33not allowH5414 me to getH7725 my breathH7307, But He saturatesH7646 me with 34bitternessH4472.19IfH518 it is a matter of powerH3581, 35beholdH2009, He is the strongH533 oneH533! And ifH518 it is a matter of justiceH4941, whoH4310 can summonH3259 36Him?2037ThoughH518 I amH6663 righteousH6663, my mouthH6310 will 38condemnH7561 me; Though I am guiltlessH8535, He will declareH6140 me guiltyH6140.21I am 39guiltlessH8535; I do not takeH3045 noticeH3045 of myselfH5315; I 40rejectH3988 my lifeH2425.22It is all oneH259; thereforeH5921H3651 I sayH559, ‘He 41destroysH3615 the guiltlessH8535 and the wickedH7563.’23IfH518 the whipH7752 killsH4191 suddenlyH6597, He 42mocksH3932 the despairH4531 of the innocentH5355.24The earthH776 43is handedH5414H3027 overH5414 to the wickedH7563; He 44coversH3680 the facesH6440 of its judgesH8199. IfH518 it is not He, thenH645 whoH4310 is it?

25“Now 45my daysH3117 areH7043 swifterH7043 thanH4480 a runnerH7323; They fleeH1272 awayH1272, 46they seeH7200 noH3808 goodH2899.26They slipH2498 byH2498 likeH5973 47reedH16 boatsH591, Like an 48eagleH5404 that swoopsH2907 on 49its preyH400.27ThoughH518 I sayH559, ‘I will forgetH7911 50my complaintH7879, I will 51putH5800 my faceH6440 inH5800 orderH5800 and beH1082 cheerfulH1082,’28I am 52afraidH3025 of allH3605 my painsH6094, I knowH3045 that 53You will not acquitH5352 me.29I amH7561 54guiltyH7561, WhyH4100 thenH2088 should I struggleH3021 in vainH1892?30IfH518 I 55washedH7364 myself with snowH7950, And cleansedH2141 56my handsH3709 with lyeH1253,31ThenH227 You would plungeH2881 me into the pitH7845, And my own clothesH8008 would loatheH8581 me.32For 57He is not a manH376, as I am, that 58I may answerH6030 Him-- That we may goH935 to 59courtH4941 togetherH3164!33ThereH3426 isH3426 noH3808 60arbitratorH3198 betweenH996 us, Who can placeH7896 his handH3027 upon us bothH8147.34Let Him 61removeH5493 His rodH7626 from me, And let not the dreadH367 of Him terrifyH1204 me.35Then I 62would speakH1696 and not fearH3372 Him; But I am not likeH3651 that in myself.

Notes

  1. 1. Job 9:2 Job 4:17; 25:4 ↩
  2. 2. Job 9:3 Job 10:2; 13:19; 23:6; 40:2 ↩
  3. 3. Job 9:4 Job 11:6; 12:13; 28:23; 38:36, 37 ↩
  4. 4. Job 9:4 Job 9:19; 23:6 ↩
  5. 5. Job 9:4 Lit stiffened his neck against ↩
  6. 6. Job 9:4 2 Chr 13:12; Prov 29:1 ↩
  7. 7. Job 9:4 Lit and remained safe ↩
  8. 8. Job 9:5 Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 41:11 ↩
  9. 9. Job 9:6 Is 2:19, 21; 13:13; Hag 2:6 ↩
  10. 10. Job 9:6 Ps 75:3 ↩
  11. 11. Job 9:7 Is 13:10; Ezek 32:7, 8 ↩
  12. 12. Job 9:7 Lit and it does not shine ↩
  13. 13. Job 9:8 Gen 1:1; Job 37:18; Ps 104:2; Is 40:22 ↩
  14. 14. Job 9:8 Lit treads upon the heights of ↩
  15. 15. Job 9:8 Job 38:16; Ps 77:19 ↩
  16. 16. Job 9:9 Job 38:31, 32; Amos 5:8 ↩
  17. 17. Job 9:9 Lit chambers ↩
  18. 18. Job 9:9 Job 37:9 ↩
  19. 19. Job 9:10 Job 5:9 ↩
  20. 20. Job 9:10 Lit until there is no searching out ↩
  21. 21. Job 9:11 Job 23:8, 9; 35:14 ↩
  22. 22. Job 9:12 Job 10:7; 11:10 ↩
  23. 23. Job 9:12 Is 45:9 ↩
  24. 24. Job 9:13 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2 ↩
  25. 25. Job 9:13 Job 26:12; Ps 89:10; Is 30:7; 51:9 ↩
  26. 26. Job 9:14 Job 9:3, 32 ↩
  27. 27. Job 9:14 Or plead my case ↩
  28. 28. Job 9:14 Lit with ↩
  29. 29. Job 9:15 Job 9:20, 21; 10:15 ↩
  30. 30. Job 9:15 Or plead my case ↩
  31. 31. Job 9:15 Job 8:5 ↩
  32. 32. Job 9:17 Job 16:12, 14; 30:22 ↩
  33. 33. Job 9:18 Job 7:19; 10:20 ↩
  34. 34. Job 9:18 Job 13:26; 27:2 ↩
  35. 35. Job 9:19 Job 9:4 ↩
  36. 36. Job 9:19 As in LXX; Heb me ↩
  37. 37. Job 9:20 Job 9:15 ↩
  38. 38. Job 9:20 Job 9:29; 15:6 ↩
  39. 39. Job 9:21 Job 1:1; 12:4; 13:18 ↩
  40. 40. Job 9:21 Job 7:16 ↩
  41. 41. Job 9:22 Job 10:7, 8 ↩
  42. 42. Job 9:23 Job 24:12 ↩
  43. 43. Job 9:24 Job 10:3; 12:6; 16:11 ↩
  44. 44. Job 9:24 Job 12:17 ↩
  45. 45. Job 9:25 Job 7:6 ↩
  46. 46. Job 9:25 Job 7:7 ↩
  47. 47. Job 9:26 Is 18:2 ↩
  48. 48. Job 9:26 Job 39:29; Hab 1:8 ↩
  49. 49. Job 9:26 Lit food ↩
  50. 50. Job 9:27 Job 7:11 ↩
  51. 51. Job 9:27 I.e., improve the look ↩
  52. 52. Job 9:28 Job 3:25 ↩
  53. 53. Job 9:28 Job 7:21; 10:14 ↩
  54. 54. Job 9:29 Job 10:2; Ps 37:33 ↩
  55. 55. Job 9:30 Jer 2:22 ↩
  56. 56. Job 9:30 Job 31:7 ↩
  57. 57. Job 9:32 Eccl 6:10 ↩
  58. 58. Job 9:32 Job 9:3; Rom 9:20 ↩
  59. 59. Job 9:32 Lit judgment ↩
  60. 60. Job 9:33 1 Sam 2:25; Job 9:19; Is 1:18 ↩
  61. 61. Job 9:34 Job 13:21 ↩
  62. 62. Job 9:35 Job 13:22 ↩

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