Revised Version 1895
Job 14:3
3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
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
1Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Read all of Job 14Job 14:3 word by word
אַף־עַל־זֶ֭ה פָּקַ֣חְתָּ עֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאֹ֘תִ֤י תָבִ֖יא בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 14:3
- Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him,
- Job 13:25Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
- Psalms 144:3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
- Job 9:19If we speak of the strength of the mighty, lo, he is there! and if of judgment, who will appoint me a time?
- Job 13:27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou drawest thee a line about the soles of my feet:
- Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of 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
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