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Job 9

BSB·35 verses ·Old Testament
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1Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב’î·yō·wḇ — He weeps or sorrowsH347 — Full Word Study → answeredוַיַּ֥עַןway·ya·‘an — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →: 2Yesאָ֭מְנָם’ā·mə·nām — truly, certainly, indeedH551 — Full Word Study →, I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → thatכִי־ḵî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → it is so, but howוּמַה־ū·mah- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → can a mortalאֱנ֣וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōš — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → be righteousיִּצְדַּ֖קyiṣ·daq — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study → beforeעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → Godאֵֽל׃’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →? 3Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → one wishedיַ֭חְפֹּץyaḥ·pōṣ — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → to contendלָרִ֣יבlā·rîḇ — To contend, strive, dispute, or plead a caseH7378 — Full Word Study → with God, he could notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → answer Himיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya·‘ă·nen·nū — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study → one time out ofמִנִּי־min·nî- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → a thousandאָֽלֶף׃’ā·lep̄ — A thousand; a large military unit or census numberH505 — Full Word Study →. 4God is wise in heartלֵ֭בָבlê·ḇāḇ — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → and mightyוְאַמִּ֣יץwə·’am·mîṣ — Strong, mighty, courageousH533 — Full Word Study → in strengthכֹּ֑חַkō·aḥ — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study →. Whoמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → has resistedהִקְשָׁ֥הhiq·šāh — to harden, make severe or difficultH7185 — Full Word Study → Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו’ê·lāw — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → and prosperedוַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃way·yiš·lām — to complete, make peace, repayH7999 — Full Word Study →? 5He movesהַמַּעְתִּ֣יקham·ma‘·tîq — to remove, depart, or wear awayH6275 — Full Word Study → mountainsהָ֭רִיםhā·rîm — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → withoutוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → their knowledgeיָדָ֑עוּyā·ḏā·‘ū — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → and overturns themהֲפָכָ֣םhă·p̄ā·ḵām — to overturn, turn over, transformH2015 — Full Word Study → in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃bə·’ap·pōw — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study →. 6He shakesהַמַּרְגִּ֣יזham·mar·gîz — to tremble, shake, or be disturbedH7264 — Full Word Study → the earthאֶ֭רֶץ’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → from its placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmim·mə·qō·w·māh — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →, so that its foundationsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָwə·‘am·mū·ḏe·hā — pillar, column, support structureH5982 — Full Word Study → trembleיִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃yiṯ·p̄al·lå̄·ṣūn — to shudder, tremble, or quakeH6426 — Full Word Study →. 7He commandsהָאֹמֵ֣רhā·’ō·mêr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the sunלַ֭חֶרֶסla·ḥe·res — Itch; skin disease; sunH2775 — Full Word Study → notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to shineיִזְרָ֑חyiz·rāḥ — to rise, shine forth, break outH2224 — Full Word Study →; He seals offוּבְעַ֖דū·ḇə·‘aḏ — through, by means of, on behalf ofH1157 — Full Word Study → the starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםkō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — Star; heavenly bodyH3556 — Full Word Study →. 8He aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹlə·ḇad·dōw — alone, apart, or bar/poleH905 — Full Word Study → stretches outנֹטֶ֣הnō·ṭeh — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםšā·ma·yim — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study → and treadsוְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְwə·ḏō·w·rêḵ — to tread, walk, or trample; to guide or leadH1869 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the wavesבָּ֥מֳתֵיbā·mo·ṯê — High place; elevated worship siteH1116 — Full Word Study → of the seaיָֽם׃yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study →. 9He is the Makerעֹֽשֶׂה־‘ō·śeh- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → of the Bearעָ֭שׁ‘āš — BearH5906 — Full Word Study → and Orion, of the Pleiadesוְכִימָ֗הwə·ḵî·māh — Pleiades star clusterH3598 — Full Word Study → and the constellationsוְחַדְרֵ֥יwə·ḥaḏ·rê — Inner room, private chamber, bedroomH2315 — Full Word Study → of the southתֵמָֽן׃ṯê·mān — South; southward direction or regionH8486 — Full Word Study →. 10He doesעֹשֶׂ֣ה‘ō·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → great thingsגְ֭דֹלוֹתḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → beyondעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → searching outחֵ֑קֶרḥê·qer — investigation, searching, inquiry, unsearchableH2714 — Full Word Study →, and wondersוְנִפְלָא֗וֹתwə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ — to be wonderful, perform miracles, do marvelous thingsH6381 — Full Word Study → withoutאֵ֥ין’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis·pār — number, count, enumerationH4557 — Full Word Study →. 11Were Heהֵ֤ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → to passיַעֲבֹ֣רya·‘ă·ḇōr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → by meעָ֭לַי‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →, I would notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → see Himאֶרְאֶ֑ה’er·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →; were He to moveוְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ףwə·ya·ḥă·lōp̄ — to pass over, pass away, changeH2498 — Full Word Study →, I would notוְֽלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → recognizeאָבִ֥ין’ā·ḇîn — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → Him. 12Ifהֵ֣ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → He takes awayיַ֭חְתֹּףyaḥ·tōp̄ — to seize, snatch away, or plunder suddenlyH2862 — Full Word Study →, whoמִ֣יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → can stop Himיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּyə·šî·ḇen·nū — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →? Whoמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → dares to askיֹאמַ֥רyō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו’ê·lāw — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, ‘Whatמַֽה־mah- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → are You doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta·‘ă·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study →?’ 13Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → does notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → restrainיָשִׁ֣יבyā·šîḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → His angerאַפּ֑וֹ’ap·pōw — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study →; the helpersעֹ֣זְרֵי‘ō·zə·rê — to help, aid, supportH5826 — Full Word Study → of Rahabרָֽהַב׃rā·haḇ — Rahab; the primordial sea monster of chaosH7294 — Full Word Study → cowerשָׁ֝חֲח֗וּšā·ḥă·ḥû — to bow down, bend, stoop, humble oneselfH7817 — Full Word Study → beneath Himתַּחַתוֹta·ḥa·ṯō — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study →. 14Howאַ֭ף’ap̄ — Also, moreover, even, indeedH637 — Full Word Study → thenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → can Iאָנֹכִ֣י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study → or chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה’eḇ·ḥă·rāh — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study → my argumentsדְבָרַ֣יḏə·ḇā·ray — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → against Himעִמּֽוֹ׃‘im·mōw — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study →? 15Forאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → even ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I were rightצָ֭דַקְתִּיṣā·ḏaq·tî — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →, I could notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה’e·‘ĕ·neh — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →. I could only beg my Judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim·šō·p̄ə·ṭî — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → for mercyאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃’eṯ·ḥan·nān — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →. 16Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I summoned Himקָרָ֥אתִיqā·rā·ṯî — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → and He answered meוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיway·ya·‘ă·nê·nî — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →, I do notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין’a·’ă·mîn — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study → He would listenיַאֲזִ֥יןya·’ă·zîn — to listen, give ear, hear attentivelyH238 — Full Word Study → to my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃qō·w·lî — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study →. 17Forאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → He would crush meיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיyə·šū·p̄ê·nî — to bruise, strike, or crushH7779 — Full Word Study → with a tempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbiś·‘ā·rāh — violent storm or tempestH8183 — Full Word Study → and multiplyוְהִרְבָּ֖הwə·hir·bāh — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → my woundsפְצָעַ֣יp̄ə·ṣā·‘ay — wound, injury, or blow to the bodyH6482 — Full Word Study → without causeחִנָּֽם׃ḥin·nām — without cause; freely; in vainH2600 — Full Word Study →. 18He does notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → let meיִ֭תְּנֵנִיyit·tə·nê·nî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → catchהָשֵׁ֣בhā·šêḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → my breathרוּחִ֑יrū·ḥî — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study →, butכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → overwhelms meיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyaś·bi·‘a·nî — to satisfy, fill, have enoughH7646 — Full Word Study → with bitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃mam·mə·rō·rîm — bitterness, bitter taste or experienceH4472 — Full Word Study →. 19Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → it is a matter of strengthלְכֹ֣חַlə·ḵō·aḥ — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study →, He is indeedהִנֵּ֑הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → mightyאַמִּ֣יץ’am·mîṣ — Strong, mighty, courageousH533 — Full Word Study →! Ifוְאִם־wə·’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → it is a matter of justiceלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טlə·miš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →, whoמִ֣יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → can summon Himיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yō·w·‘î·ḏê·nî — to appoint, meet, or assemble togetherH3259 — Full Word Study →? 20Even ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I were righteousאֶ֭צְדָּק’eṣ·dāq — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →, my mouthפִּ֣יpî — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → would condemn meיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar·šî·‘ê·nî — To act wickedly; condemn as guiltyH7561 — Full Word Study →; if Iאָ֝֗נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → were blamelessתָּֽם־tām- — Complete, perfect, upright, blamelessH8535 — Full Word Study →, it would declare me guiltyוַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃way·ya‘·qə·šê·nî — to twist, make crooked, pervertH6140 — Full Word Study →. 21Though Iאָ֭נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am blamelessתָּֽם־tām- — Complete, perfect, upright, blamelessH8535 — Full Word Study →, I have noלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → concernאֵדַ֥ע’ê·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → for myselfנַפְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →; I despiseאֶמְאַ֥ס’em·’as — to reject, despise, or spurn with contemptH3988 — Full Word Study → my own lifeחַיָּֽי׃ḥay·yāy — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. 22Itהִ֥יאhî — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is all the sameאַחַ֗ת’a·ḥaṯ — One; unity; single; firstH259 — Full Word Study →, and soעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → I sayאָמַ֑רְתִּי’ā·mar·tî — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘Heה֣וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → destroysמְכַלֶּֽה׃mə·ḵal·leh — to finish, complete, or bring to an endH3615 — Full Word Study → both the blamelessתָּ֥םtām — Complete, perfect, upright, blamelessH8535 — Full Word Study → and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עwə·rā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →.’ 23Whenאִם־’i·mō·šō- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → the scourgeשׁ֭וֹטšôṭ — whip or scourge used for punishmentH7752 — Full Word Study → brings suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpiṯ·’ōm — suddenly, unexpectedly, all at onceH6597 — Full Word Study → deathיָמִ֣יתyā·mîṯ — to die; to put to death; to killH4191 — Full Word Study →, He mocksיִלְעָֽג׃yil·‘āḡ — To mock, deride, or laugh in scornH3932 — Full Word Study → the despairלְמַסַּ֖תlə·mas·saṯ — Testing, trial, or temptationH4531 — Full Word Study → of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םnə·qî·yim — Innocent, blameless, free from guiltH5355 — Full Word Study →. 24The earthאֶ֤רֶץ׀’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → is givenנִתְּנָ֬הnit·tə·nāh — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → into the handבְֽיַד־ḇə·yaḏ- — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עrā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →; He blindfoldsפְּנֵֽי־pə·nê- — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → its judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָšō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study →. Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → it is not He, thenאֵפ֣וֹא’ê·p̄ō·w — where, here, thenH645 — Full Word Study → whoמִי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → is it? 25My daysוְיָמַ֣יwə·yā·may — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → are swifterקַ֭לּוּqal·lū — to make light; to curse; to despiseH7043 — Full Word Study → thanמִנִּי־min·nî- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → a runnerרָ֑ץrāṣ — to run; move swiftlyH7323 — Full Word Study →; they fleeבָּֽ֝רְח֗וּbā·rə·ḥū — To flee or escape in hasteH1272 — Full Word Study → withoutלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → seeingרָא֥וּrā·’ū — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → goodטוֹבָֽה׃ṭō·w·ḇāh — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study →. 26They sweep byחָ֭לְפוּḥā·lə·p̄ū — to pass over, pass away, changeH2498 — Full Word Study → likeעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → boatsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת’o·nî·yō·wṯ — Ship or vesselH591 — Full Word Study → of papyrusאֵבֶ֑ה’ê·ḇeh — Swift, fleet-footed; rapid movementH16 — Full Word Study →, like an eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרkə·ne·šer — Eagle; large bird of preyH5404 — Full Word Study → swooping downיָט֥וּשׂyā·ṭūś — to hasten, move quickly, hurryH2907 — Full Word Study → onעֲלֵי־‘ă·lê- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → its preyאֹֽכֶל׃’ō·ḵel — Food; that which is eatenH400 — Full Word Study →. 27Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I were to sayאָ֭מְרִי’ā·mə·rî — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘I will forgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה’eš·kə·ḥāh — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study → my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יśî·ḥî — Complaint, meditation, or speech; utterance of the heartH7879 — Full Word Study → and change my expressionפָנַ֣יp̄ā·nay — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → and smileוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃wə·’aḇ·lî·ḡāh — to recover strength, be strengthened, grow vigorousH1082 — Full Word Study →,’ 28I would still dreadיָגֹ֥רְתִּיyā·ḡō·rə·tî — to fear, be afraid, dreadH3025 — Full Word Study → allכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → my sufferingsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·ṯāy — sorrow, pain, or injuryH6094 — Full Word Study →; I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → thatכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → You will notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → acquit meתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ṯə·naq·qê·nî — to be clean, innocent, or acquittedH5352 — Full Word Study →. 29Since I amאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → already found guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע’er·šā‘ — To act wickedly; condemn as guiltyH7561 — Full Word Study →, whyלָמָּה־lām·māh- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → should I laborאִיגָֽע׃’î·ḡā‘ — to toil, labor, become wearyH3021 — Full Word Study → in vainהֶ֣בֶלhe·ḇel — Vanity, emptiness, futilityH1892 — Full Word Study →? 30Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I should washהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhiṯ·rā·ḥaṣ·tî — to wash or bathe the bodyH7364 — Full Word Study → myselfבְמוֹḇə·mō — in, at, by, through, with (preposition of location, instrument, or association)H1119 — Full Word Study → with snowשָׁ֑לֶגšā·leḡ — snow; whiteness; purityH7950 — Full Word Study → and cleanseוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיwa·hă·zik·kō·w·ṯî — To be clean, to be pure, to make cleanH2141 — Full Word Study → my handsכַּפָּֽי׃kap·pāy — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study → with lyeבְּבֹ֣רbə·ḇōr — Lye; potash (alkaline substance for cleansing)H1253 — Full Word Study →, 31thenאָ֭ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → You would plunge meתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtiṭ·bə·lê·nî — to dip or immerse in liquidH2881 — Full Word Study → into the pitבַּשַּׁ֣חַתbaš·ša·ḥaṯ — Pit, grave, or destruction; the grave or hellH7845 — Full Word Study →, and even my own clothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃śal·mō·w·ṯāy — Outer garment; cloak or robeH8008 — Full Word Study → would despise meוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיwə·ṯi·‘ă·ḇū·nî — to abhor, regard with disgust or loathingH8581 — Full Word Study →. 32Forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He is notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → a manאִ֣ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → like meכָּמֹ֣נִיkā·mō·nî — Like; according to; asH3644 — Full Word Study →, that I can answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →, that we can takeנָב֥וֹאnā·ḇō·w — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → each otherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyaḥ·dāw — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → to courtבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃bam·miš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →. 33Norלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → is thereיֵשׁ־yêš- — there is, exists, has beingH3426 — Full Word Study → a mediatorמוֹכִ֑יחַmō·w·ḵî·aḥ — To rebuke, reprove, or correct with reasoningH3198 — Full Word Study → between usבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbê·nê·nū — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study →, to layיָשֵׁ֖תyā·šêṯ — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study → his handיָד֣וֹyā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → upon usעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃šə·nê·nū — The number two; a pair or coupleH8147 — Full Word Study →. 34Let Him removeיָסֵ֣רyā·sêr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → His rodשִׁבְט֑וֹšiḇ·ṭōw — tribe; staff; scepter; rodH7626 — Full Word Study → from meמֵעָלַ֣יmê·‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →, so that His terrorוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹwə·’ê·mā·ṯōw — Terror, dread, fearful aweH367 — Full Word Study → will noאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → longer frighten meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî — to terrify, frighten, or trouble with fearH1204 — Full Word Study →. 35Then I would speakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה’a·ḏab·bə·rāh — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → withoutוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → fear of Himאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ’î·rā·’en·nū — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study →. Butכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → as it isלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →, Iאָ֝נֹכִ֗י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → am on my ownעִמָּדִֽי׃‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →.
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Chapter Commentary — Job 9
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In Job 9, we encounter a deeply conflicted man wrestling with the apparent injustice of his suffering and his inability to find resolution with God. Though Job acknowledges the truth of his friends' theology—that God is sovereign and wise—he feels utterly unable to defend himself before such a mighty, unapproachable Judge. This chapter reveals the anguish of a righteous man who cannot reconcile his innocence with his devastating circumstances, leading him to a profound lament about the vast distance between humanity and an almighty God who seems unreachable and unmoved by human plea.

Verses 1–5: The Impossibility of Justification

Job concedes that his friends speak truth in affirming God's omniscience and power (v. 2: "I know it is so of a truth"). Yet he immediately raises the critical problem: "how should man be just with God?" (v. 2). He means that no mortal can win an argument before God in court, for if God chooses to contend with a person, that person cannot answer even one thousand of His charges (v. 3). God is unsurpassably wise and mighty (v. 4), and no one who opposes Him ever prospers. This introduction establishes Job's central dilemma: he believes in God's absolute justice, but feels trapped by His infinite superiority.

Verses 6–12: The Sovereign Power of God

Job now portrays God's cosmos-altering power in vivid imagery. God removes mountains without notice (v. 5), shakes the earth and its pillars (v. 6), commands the sun not to rise and seals the stars (v. 7)—poetic expressions of His complete dominion over creation. He spreads the heavens and treads upon the sea (v. 8), created the great constellations (v. 9), and performs wonders beyond human comprehension (v. 10). Most troubling to Job, however, is that God passes by unobserved and imperceptible (v. 11). When God acts to take away, who can stop Him or question His actions? (v. 12). Even proud nations bow beneath His anger (v. 13). This section underscores Job's sense of God's awesome distance and inscrutability.

Verses 14–21: The Futility of Self-Defense

Given such overwhelming divine power, Job despairs of defending himself (v. 14). Even if he were righteous—which he maintains he is—he would not argue but only plead for mercy from his Judge (v. 15). Job expresses a kind of existential despair: even if God answered his prayer, he would not believe it (v. 16), for God has broken him unjustly (v. 17) and fills him with bitterness without cause (v. 18). Whether he appeals to strength or justice, no hearing is granted (v. 19). In a devastating paradox, if Job defends his own righteousness, his own words condemn him; if he claims perfection, he appears perverse (v. 20). Job concludes he cannot know his own soul or trust his own judgment (v. 21).

Verses 22–31: The Apparent Indifference of Justice

Job articulates what appears to him as the cruelest reality: God destroys both the perfect and the wicked indiscriminately (v. 22). The innocent and guilty alike fall to sudden calamity (v. 23), while wickedness flourishes and judges are blinded (v. 24). Life passes swiftly with no good (vv. 25–26). Even attempting to comfort himself is futile, because he knows God will not hold him innocent (v. 28). Whether he labors or rests, his efforts seem meaningless (v. 29). No amount of personal purification—washing with snow water (v. 30)—can save him from God's judgment, which defiles him utterly (v. 31).

Verses 32–35: The Missing Mediator

Job's final cry is one of profound loneliness: God is not a man like himself, so they cannot stand as equals before judgment (v. 32). There exists no "daysman" (mediator) to lay a hand upon them both and arbitrate their dispute (v. 33). If only God would remove His rod and cease terrifying him, then Job could speak freely (vv. 34–35). Yet he concludes with resignation: "it is not so with me."

Application for Today

Job's cry reminds us that suffering can create genuine spiritual confusion, even in the faithful. His deepest need—a mediator between God and man—finds its answer in Jesus Christ, who alone bridges the infinite gap between holy God and sinful humanity. When we face inexplicable trials, we need not suppress honest questions; rather, we bring them to Christ, our Advocate and Judge who intercedes perfectly on our behalf.

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