Job

Job 9:12–15

12If He takes away,c who can stop Him?

Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’

13God does not restrain His anger;

the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.

14How then can I answer Him

or choose my arguments against Him?

15For even if I were right, I could not answer.

I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

Footnotes

  • c 9:12 Or snatches someone in death

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Job 9:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
He takes awayיַ֭חְתֹּףyaḥ·tōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2862 seize, snatch away
whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
can stop Himיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּyə·šî·ḇen·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
Whoמִֽי־mî-InterrogativeH4310 who?
dares to askיֹאמַ֥רyō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Whatמַֽה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
are You doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make

Job 9:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ahNoun - masculine singularH433 god, God
does notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
restrainיָשִׁ֣יבyā·šîḇVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
His angerאַפּ֑וֹ’ap·pōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
the helpersעֹ֣זְרֵי‘ō·zə·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5826 help, succour
of Rahabרָֽהַב׃rā·haḇNoun - masculine singularH7294 storm, arrogance
cowerשָׁ֝חֲח֗וּšā·ḥă·ḥûVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
beneath Himתַּחַתוֹta·ḥa·ṯōPreposition; third person masculine singularH8478 the under part

Job 9:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howאַ֭ף’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
thenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
can Iאָנֹכִ֣י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ’e·‘ĕ·nen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
or chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה’eḇ·ḥă·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH977 choose
my argumentsדְבָרַ֣יḏə·ḇā·rayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1697 speech, word
against Himעִמּֽוֹ׃‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with

Job 9:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
even ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
I were rightצָ֭דַקְתִּיṣā·ḏaq·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6663 be just, righteous
I could notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה’e·‘ĕ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6030 answer, respond
I could only beg my Judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim·šō·p̄ə·ṭîPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8199 judge, govern
for mercyאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃’eṯ·ḥan·nānVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singularH2603 shew favour, be gracious

Cross-references

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

Job 9:12 Isaiah 45:9 · Job 11:10 · Job 23:13 · Job 34:29 · Daniel 4:35 · Romans 11:34 · Matthew 20:15 · Jeremiah 18:6 · Job 33:13

Job 9:13 Psalm 89:10 · Job 26:12 · Isaiah 51:9 · Isaiah 30:7 · James 4:6–7 · Isaiah 31:2–3

Job 9:15 Job 10:15 · Job 8:5 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Job 22:27 · Job 10:2 · Job 5:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.