Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient? New Living Translation “My complaint is with God, not with people. I have good reason to be so impatient. English Standard Version As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient? Berean Standard Bible Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? King James Bible As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? New King James Version “As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient? New American Standard Bible “As for me, is my complaint to a mortal? Or why should I not be impatient? NASB 1995 “As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient? NASB 1977 “As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient? Legacy Standard Bible As for me, is my musing to man? And why should I not be impatient? Amplified Bible “As for me, is my complaint to man or about him? And why should I not be impatient and my spirit troubled? Christian Standard Bible As for me, is my complaint against a human being? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient? Holman Christian Standard Bible As for me, is my complaint against a man? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient? American Standard Version As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient? Contemporary English Version My complaint is against God; that's why I am impatient. English Revised Version As for me, is my complaint to man? and why should I not be impatient? GOD'S WORD® Translation Am I complaining about a person? Why shouldn't I be impatient? Good News Translation My quarrel is not with mortals; I have good reason to be impatient. International Standard Version After all, isn't my complaint against a human being? If so, why shouldn't I be impatient? Majority Standard Bible Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? NET Bible Is my complaint against a man? If so, why should I not be impatient? New Heart English Bible As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn't I be impatient? Webster's Bible Translation As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? World English Bible As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient? Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[Is] my complaint [against] man? And if [so], why may my temper not become short? Young's Literal Translation I -- to man is my complaint? and if so, wherefore May not my temper become short? Smith's Literal Translation I, is my complaint to man? and then wherefore shall not my spirit be shortened? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIs my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled? Catholic Public Domain Version Is my dispute against man, so that I would have no reason to be discouraged? New American Bible Is my complaint toward any human being? Why should I not be impatient? New Revised Standard Version As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals? Why should I not be impatient? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI will utter my complaint to men, why my spirit is distressed. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I shall speak my words to a son of man: ‘why is my spirit distressed? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient? Brenton Septuagint Translation What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: God will Punish the Wicked…3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking. 4Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? 5Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.… Cross References Job 7:11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job 10:1 “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul. Job 23:2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning. Job 30:20-21 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me. / You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand. Job 6:2-3 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales. / For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash. Job 9:27-28 If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’ / I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me. Job 16:6 Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away? Job 19:7 Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. Job 30:24 Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress. Psalm 77:3-4 I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak. Psalm 142:2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him. Psalm 38:6 I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. Psalm 39:2-3 I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred. / My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: Psalm 55:2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught Psalm 102:1-2 A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. / Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call. Treasury of Scripture As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? is my complaint Job 7:11-21 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul… Job 10:1,2 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul… 1 Samuel 1:16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. if it were 2 Kings 6:26,27 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king… Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. troubled. Exodus 6:9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Jump to Previous Complaint Directed Impatient Outcry Short Shouldn't Spirit Temper Troubled Wherefore WonderedJump to Next Complaint Directed Impatient Outcry Short Shouldn't Spirit Temper Troubled Wherefore WonderedJob 21 1. Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved7. Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God 16. Sometimes their destruction is manifest 21. The happy and unhappy are alike in death 27. The judgment of the wicked is in another world Is my complaint The Hebrew word for "complaint" here is "siach," which can also mean meditation or musing. In the context of Job, it reflects a deep, heartfelt expression of anguish and questioning. Job's "complaint" is not a mere grumble but a profound grappling with his suffering. This word invites us to consider the legitimacy of bringing our deepest concerns before God, recognizing that He is big enough to handle our honest expressions of pain and confusion. against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Is myהֶ֭אָנֹכִי (he·’ā·nō·ḵî) Article | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I complaint שִׂיחִ֑י (śî·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7879: A contemplation, an utterance against a man? לְאָדָ֣ם (lə·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Then why מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? should I not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be impatient? תִקְצַ֥ר (ṯiq·ṣar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest Links Job 21:4 NIVJob 21:4 NLT Job 21:4 ESV Job 21:4 NASB Job 21:4 KJV Job 21:4 BibleApps.com Job 21:4 Biblia Paralela Job 21:4 Chinese Bible Job 21:4 French Bible Job 21:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 21:4 As for me is my complaint (Jb) |
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