Job 14:3

Job 14:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
• New International Version (NIV)Do you fix your eye on them? Will you bring them before you for judgment?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?

Context of Job 14:3

1“How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble! 2We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear. Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature and demand an accounting from me? 4Who can bring purity out of an impure person? No one! 5You have decided the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.

Job 14:3 word by word

אַף־עַל־זֶ֭ה פָּקַ֣חְתָּ עֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאֹ֘תִ֤י תָבִ֖יא בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And dost thou openפָּקַחpâqach · to openH6491
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• upon such an oneזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• and bringestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me into judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Job 14:3

• Job 7:17“What are people, that you should make so much of us, that you should think of us so often?
• Job 13:25Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind? Would you chase dry straw?
• Psalms 144:3O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them?
• Job 9:19If it’s a question of strength, he’s the strong one. If it’s a matter of justice, who dares to summon him to court?
• Job 13:27You put my feet in stocks. You examine all my paths. You trace all my footprints.
• Psalms 143:2Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.
• Romans 3:19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.

Commentaries on Job 14:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one - The whole of this chapter is directed to God alone; in no part of it does he take any notice of his friends.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one? - Is one so weak, so frail, so short-lived, worthy the constant vigilance of the infinite God? In Zechariah 12:4, the expression “to open the eyes” upon one, means to look angrily upon him. Here it means to observe or watch closely. And bringest me into judgment with thee - Is it equal or proper that one so frail and feeble should be called to a trial with one so mighty as the infinite God? Does God seek a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3open Your eyes: Job complained about God's constant surveillance (7:8, 17–20; 10:6, 14; 13:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. open ... eyes upon--Not in graciousness; but, "Dost Thou sharply fix Thine eyes upon?" (See on Job 7:20; also see on Job 1:7). Is one so frail as man worthy of such constant watching on the part of God? (Zec 12:4). me--so frail. thee--so almighty.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Job 14

• 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