Job

Job 33:12–13

¹²Behold, you are not right in this matter.

I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

¹³Why do you complain to Him

that He answers nothing a man asks?^a

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הֶן־	hen-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
you are not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
right	צָדַ֣קְתָּ	ṣā·ḏaq·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous
in this matter	זֹ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
I will answer you	אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ	’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ	’ĕ·lō·w·ha	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
is greater	יִרְבֶּ֥ה	yir·beh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
than man	מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃	mê·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַ֭דּוּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
do you complain	רִיב֑וֹתָ	rî·ḇō·w·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
to Him	אֵלָ֣יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He answers	יַעֲנֶֽה׃	ya·‘ă·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
nothing	לֹ֣א־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a man asks	דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו	də·ḇā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 33:12 Job 36:5 · Ezekiel 18:25

Job 33:13 Job 40:2 · Isaiah 45:9 · Romans 11:34 · Daniel 4:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.