Job 33:5

Job 33:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
• New International Version (NIV)Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you can answer me, Set your words in order before me; Take your stand.

Context of Job 33:5

3I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth. 4For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand. 6Look, you and I both belong to God. I, too, was formed from clay. 7So you don’t need to be afraid of me. I won’t come down hard on you.

Job 33:5 word by word

אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thou canstיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• answerשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• in orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• me, stand upיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320

Cross-references for Job 33:5

• Job 33:32But if you have anything to say, go ahead. Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
• Job 32:1Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence.
• Job 23:4I would lay out my case and present my arguments.
• Job 32:14If Job had been arguing with me, I would not answer with your kind of logic!
• Psalms 50:21While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.
• Acts 10:26But Peter pulled him up and said, “Stand up! I’m a human being just like you!”

Commentaries on Job 33:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5If thou canst answer me - The meaning of this verse is this: “The controversy between you and me, if you choose to reply, shall be conducted in the most equitable manner, and on the most equal terms. I will not attempt, as your three friends have done, to overwhelm you with reproaches; nor will I attempt to overawe you as God would do, so that you could not reply. I am a man like yourself, and desire that if anything can be said against what I have to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Elihu invited Job to present his case, acting as if he were God or the judge Job had been seeking (9:32–35).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Images from a court of justice. stand up--alluding to Job's words (Job 30:20).Read the comment

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• Elihu (2)
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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