Job 33:13

Job 33:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you contend against him, saying, 'He will answer none of man's words'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?

Context of Job 33:13

11He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’ 12“But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal. Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words? 14For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,

Job 33:13 word by word

מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Why dost thou striveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• against him? for he giveth not accountעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• of any of his mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Job 33:13

• Job 9:14“How then can I dispute with him? How can I find words to argue with him?
• Job 15:25because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
• Isaiah 45:9“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’?
• Jeremiah 50:24I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the Lord.
• Ezekiel 22:14Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.
• Acts 5:39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
• Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
• 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
• Job 40:2“Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
• Deuteronomy 29:29The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
• Psalms 62:11One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,
• Isaiah 46:10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
• Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”
• Matthew 20:15Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
• Acts 1:7He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
• Romans 11:34“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”

Commentaries on Job 33:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Why dost thou strive against him? - Is it not useless to contend with God? Can he do any thing that is not right? As to his giving thee any account of the reasons why he deals thus and thus with thee, or any one else, thou needest not expect it; he is sovereign, and is not to be called to the bar of his creatures. It is sufficient for thee to know that "he is too wise to err, and too good to be unkind."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Why dost thou strive against him? - By refusing to submit to him, and by calling in question his wisdom and goodness. For he giveth not account of any of his matters - Margin, as in Hebrew “answereth not.” The idea is, that it is as useless as it is improper to contend with God. He does his own pleasure, and deals with man as he deems best and right. The reason of his doings he does not state, nor has man any power to extort from him a statement of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Elihu charges Job with reflecting upon the justice and goodness of God. When we hear any thing said to God's dishonour, we ought to bear our testimony against it. Job had represented God as severe in marking what he did amiss. Elihu urges that he had spoken wrong, and that he ought to humble himself before God, and by repentance to unsay it. God is not accountable to us. It is unreasonable for weak, sinful creatures, to strive with a God of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Job's main complaint was that God did not answer him (9:16; 19:7; 23:2–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Is 45:9). his matters--ways. Our part is, not to "strive" with God, but to submit. To believe it is right because He does it, not because we see all the reasons for His doing it.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 33:13

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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