Job 33:6
New International Version
I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.

New Living Translation
Look, you and I both belong to God. I, too, was formed from clay.

English Standard Version
Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.

Berean Standard Bible
I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.

King James Bible
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

New King James Version
Truly I am as your spokesman before God; I also have been formed out of clay.

New American Standard Bible
“Behold, I belong to God, like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.

NASB 1995
“Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.

NASB 1977
“Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.

Legacy Standard Bible
Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.

Amplified Bible
“Behold, I belong to God like you; I too was formed out of the clay.

Christian Standard Bible
I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

American Standard Version
Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

Contemporary English Version
We each were made from clay, and God has no favorites,

English Revised Version
Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Indeed, I stand in front of God as you do. I, too, was formed from a piece of clay.

Good News Translation
You and I are the same in God's sight, both of us were formed from clay.

International Standard Version
Look! As far as God is concerned, I'm just like you are— I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay.

Majority Standard Bible
I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.

NET Bible
Look, I am just like you in relation to God; I too have been molded from clay.

New Heart English Bible
Look, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

World English Bible
Behold, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Behold, I [am], according to your word, for God, "" I have also been formed from the clay.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I am, according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.

Smith's Literal Translation
Behold, I am according to thy mouth for God: from clay was I also broken off.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay.

New American Bible
Look, I am like you before God, I too was pinched from clay.

New Revised Standard Version
See, before God I am as you are; I too was formed from a piece of clay.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For I am also like you before God; I also am formed out of clay.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I, like you, am with God, also I was formed from clay
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou art formed out of the clay as also I: we have been formed out of the same substance.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Elihu Rebukes Job
5Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me. 6 I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay. 7Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.…

Cross References
Genesis 2:7
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Psalm 103:14
For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.

Ecclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

2 Corinthians 4:7
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

Romans 9:20-21
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

1 Corinthians 15:45
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Psalm 8:4
what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

1 Corinthians 15:48-49
As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. / And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,


Treasury of Scripture

Behold, I am according to your wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

I

wish.

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Exodus 4:16
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

2 Corinthians 5:20
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

I also

Job 4:19
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

Job 10:9
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

Job 13:12
Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

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Job 33
1. Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job
8. He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness
14. God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry
31. He incites Job to attention














I am just like you before God
This phrase emphasizes the shared humanity and equality of all people before God. The speaker, Elihu, is addressing Job, reminding him that despite their different roles in this dialogue, they are both mere humans in the sight of the Almighty. The Hebrew word for "just like" (כְּמוֹךָ, kemocha) underscores the idea of similarity and equality. This reflects the biblical principle that all humans are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and are equally accountable to Him. Historically, this serves as a reminder of the humility required when approaching God, as no one is inherently superior to another in His eyes.

I was also formed from clay
This phrase draws on the imagery of creation, where God formed man from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7). The Hebrew word for "clay" (חֹמֶר, chomer) signifies the basic, earthly material from which humans are made, highlighting our frailty and dependence on God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, clay was a common metaphor for human mortality and the transient nature of life. This serves as a humbling reminder of our origins and the divine craftsmanship involved in our creation. Theologically, it points to the intimate involvement of God in the formation of each person, reinforcing the idea that life is a gift from the Creator. This understanding calls believers to live with a sense of gratitude and responsibility, acknowledging their place in God's creation.

Verse 6. - Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead; i.e. I am the antagonist for whom thou hast asked (Job 9:33; Job 13:19), ready to enter into controversy with thee, instead of God. I am thine equal, a creature like thyself. I also am formed out of the clay (comp. Genesis 2:7). Therefore -

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am just like you before God;
לָאֵ֑ל (lā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

I
אָֽנִי׃ (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

was also
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

formed
קֹרַ֥צְתִּי (qō·raṣ·tî)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7169: To pinch, to bite the lips, blink the eyes, to squeeze off

out of clay.
מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר (mê·ḥō·mer)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2563: A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure


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