Job

Job 40:8–9

⁸Would you really annul My justice?

Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

⁹Do you have an arm like God’s?

Can you thunder with a voice like His?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Would you really	הַ֭אַף	ha·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
annul	תָּפֵ֣ר	tā·p̄êr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
My justice	מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4639 deed, work
Would you condemn Me	תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי	tar·šî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
to	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
justify yourself	תִּצְדָּֽק׃	tiṣ·dāq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you have an arm	זְר֖וֹעַ	zə·rō·w·a‘	Noun - feminine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
like God’s	כָּאֵ֥ל׀	kā·’êl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Can you thunder	תַרְעֵֽם׃	ṯar·‘êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7481 thunder
with a voice	וּ֝בְק֗וֹל	ū·ḇə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
like His	כָּמֹ֥הוּ	kā·mō·hū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H3644 like, as, when

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

Job 40:8 Romans 3:4 · Job 32:2 · Isaiah 28:18 · Job 34:5–6 · Job 10:3 · Isaiah 14:27 · Psalm 51:4

Job 40:9 Psalm 89:13 · Isaiah 45:9 · Job 37:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.