Job 25:5

Job 25:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
• New King James Version (NKJV)If even the moon does not shine, And the stars are not pure in His sight,
• New Living Translation (NLT)God is more glorious than the moon; he shines brighter than the stars.

Context of Job 25:5

3Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? 4How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, 6how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot— a human being, who is only a worm!”

Job 25:5 word by word

הֵ֣ן עַד־יָ֭רֵחַ וְלֹ֣א יַאֲהִ֑יל וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים לֹא־זַכּ֥וּ בְעֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold even to the moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
• and it shinethאָהַל'âhal · to shineH166
• not; yea, the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• are not pureזָכַךְzâkak · be cleanH2141
• in his sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Job 25:5

• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be dismayed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders—with great glory.
• Isaiah 60:19The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
• 2 Corinthians 3:10For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory.

Commentaries on Job 25:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not - It is continually changing its appearance. It never appears twice in its whole revolution with the same face: it is ever waxing or waning; and its face is variegated with opaque spots. Its changeableness can never be compared with the unchangeable nature of God. Yea, the stars are not pure in his sight - Whatever their excellence may be as stars, it is nothing in comparison with him from whom they have derived…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not - Or, behold even the moon shineth not. That is, in comparison with God it is dark and obscure. The idea is, that the most beautiful and glorious objects become dim and fade away when compared with him. So Jerome renders it, Ecce luna etiam non splendet. The word here rendered “shineth” (יאהיל ya'âhalı̂yl ) frequently means to pitch or remove a tent, and is a form of the word אהל 'ôhel uniformly rendered tent…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. "Look up even unto the moon" (Job 15:15). "Stars" here answer to "saints" (angels) there; "the moon" here to "the heavens" there. Even the "stars," the most dazzling object to man's eye, and the angels, of which the stars are emblems (Job 4:18; Re 9:1), are imperfect in His sight. Theirs is the light and purity but of creatures; His of the Creator.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 25:5

• Depravity of Man
• God Continued...
• Humility
• Man
• Moon

In the dictionaries

• Bildad
• Job, Book of
• Regeneration
• Shine
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 25

• 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