Job 9
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Job 9:3-13

3IfH518 one wishedH2654 to 1disputeH7378 with Him, He could not answerH6030 Him onceH259 in a thousandH505 times.42WiseH2450 in heartH3824 and 3mightyH533 in strengthH3581, WhoH4310 has 45defiedH7185H413 Him 6withoutH7999 harmH7999?57It is God who removesH6275 the mountainsH2022, and they do not knowH3045 how, WhenH834 He overturnsH2015 them in His angerH639.6It is He who 8shakesH7264 the earthH776 from its placeH4725, And its 9pillarsH5982 trembleH6426;7Who commandsH559 the 10sunH2775 11not to shineH2224, And putsH2856 aH2856 sealH2856 on the starsH3556;8Who aloneH905 12stretchesH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064, And 1314tramplesH1869 downH1869 the wavesH1116 of the seaH3220;9Who makesH6213 the 15BearH5906, OrionH3685, and the PleiadesH3598, And the 1617constellationsH2315 of the southH8486.10It is He who 18doesH6213 greatH1419 thingsH1419, 19the unfathomableH2714H369H5704, And wondrousH6381 worksH6381 withoutH5704H369 numberH4557.11IfH2005 He were to passH5674 by me, 20I would not seeH7200 Him; Were He to moveH2498 pastH2498 me, I would not perceiveH995 Him.12IfH2005 He were to snatchH2862 awayH2862, whoH4310 could 21restrainH7725 Him? WhoH4310 could sayH559 to Him, ‘22WhatH4100 are You doingH6213?’

13“GodH433 will not turnH7725 backH7725 His angerH639; BeneathH8478 Him the helpersH5826 of 2324RahabH7293 cowerH7817.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 9:3 Job 10:2; 13:19; 23:6; 40:2 ↩
  2. 2. Job 9:4 Job 11:6; 12:13; 28:23; 38:36, 37 ↩
  3. 3. Job 9:4 Job 9:19; 23:6 ↩
  4. 4. Job 9:4 Lit stiffened his neck against ↩
  5. 5. Job 9:4 2 Chr 13:12; Prov 29:1 ↩
  6. 6. Job 9:4 Lit and remained safe ↩
  7. 7. Job 9:5 Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 41:11 ↩
  8. 8. Job 9:6 Is 2:19, 21; 13:13; Hag 2:6 ↩
  9. 9. Job 9:6 Ps 75:3 ↩
  10. 10. Job 9:7 Is 13:10; Ezek 32:7, 8 ↩
  11. 11. Job 9:7 Lit and it does not shine ↩
  12. 12. Job 9:8 Gen 1:1; Job 37:18; Ps 104:2; Is 40:22 ↩
  13. 13. Job 9:8 Lit treads upon the heights of ↩
  14. 14. Job 9:8 Job 38:16; Ps 77:19 ↩
  15. 15. Job 9:9 Job 38:31, 32; Amos 5:8 ↩
  16. 16. Job 9:9 Lit chambers ↩
  17. 17. Job 9:9 Job 37:9 ↩
  18. 18. Job 9:10 Job 5:9 ↩
  19. 19. Job 9:10 Lit until there is no searching out ↩
  20. 20. Job 9:11 Job 23:8, 9; 35:14 ↩
  21. 21. Job 9:12 Job 10:7; 11:10 ↩
  22. 22. Job 9:12 Is 45:9 ↩
  23. 23. Job 9:13 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2 ↩
  24. 24. Job 9:13 Job 26:12; Ps 89:10; Is 30:7; 51:9 ↩

Commentaries on Job 9

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