Job 6:13
New International Version
Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?

New Living Translation
No, I am utterly helpless, without any chance of success.

English Standard Version
Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me?

Berean Standard Bible
Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

King James Bible
Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

New King James Version
Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me?

New American Standard Bible
“Is it that my help is not within me, And that a good outcome is driven away from me?

NASB 1995
“Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?

NASB 1977
“Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?

Legacy Standard Bible
Is it that there is no help within me, And that the success of sound wisdom is driven from me?

Amplified Bible
“Is it that I have no help within myself, And that success and wisdom have been driven from me?

Christian Standard Bible
Since I cannot help myself, the hope for success has been banished from me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since I cannot help myself, the hope for success has been banished from me.

American Standard Version
Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

Contemporary English Version
and I have finally reached the end of my rope.

English Revised Version
Is it not that I have no help in me, and that effectual working is driven quite from me?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Am I not completely helpless? Haven't my skills been taken away from me?

Good News Translation
I have no strength left to save myself; there is nowhere I can turn for help.

International Standard Version
There is no help within me, is there? My resources have been driven away from me, haven't they?

Majority Standard Bible
Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

NET Bible
Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?

New Heart English Bible
Isn't it that I have no help in me, That wisdom is driven quite from me?

Webster's Bible Translation
Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

World English Bible
Isn’t it that I have no help in me, that wisdom is driven away from me?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Is my help not with me, "" And substance driven from me?

Young's Literal Translation
Is not my help with me, And substance driven from me?

Smith's Literal Translation
And if not my help in me? and deliverance fled from me?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, there is no help for me in myself, and my loved ones also have withdrawn from me.

New American Bible
Have I no helper, and has my good sense deserted me?

New Revised Standard Version
In truth I have no help in me, and any resource is driven from me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, his help is not in me, and his salvation is far off from me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Now his help is not in me, and his salvation stays far away from me
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Is it that I have no help in me, And that sound wisdom is driven quite from me?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Or have I not trusted in him? but help is far from me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Replies: My Complaint is Just
12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? 13Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me? 14A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.…

Cross References
Psalm 22:11
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

2 Corinthians 12:9
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Psalm 46:1
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Psalm 121:1-2
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? / My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

John 15:5
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

2 Corinthians 1:8-9
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Isaiah 50:7
Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.

Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

Psalm 18:1-2
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength. / The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”


Treasury of Scripture

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

Is not my.

Job 19:28
But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Galatians 6:4
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

and is wisdom.

Job 12:2,3
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you…

Job 13:2
What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

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Is there any help
The phrase "Is there any help" reflects Job's deep introspection and sense of helplessness. The Hebrew word for "help" here is "עֶזְרָה" (ezrah), which denotes assistance or support. In the context of Job's suffering, this question underscores his feeling of abandonment and the absence of any human or divine aid. Historically, Job's lament is set in a time when divine favor was often equated with material success and health. Job's rhetorical question highlights his isolation and the perceived withdrawal of God's support, a theme that resonates throughout the book.

within me
The phrase "within me" suggests an introspective search for strength or resources. The Hebrew word "בִּי" (bi) indicates an inward focus, emphasizing Job's internal struggle. In the ancient Near Eastern context, personal strength and resilience were often seen as gifts from the divine. Job's questioning of his own inner resources reflects his profound despair and the spiritual crisis he faces, as he feels devoid of any internal or external support.

now that success
"Now that success" points to a pivotal change in Job's circumstances. The Hebrew word for "success" is "תּוּשִׁיָּה" (tushiyyah), which can mean wisdom, soundness, or success. This term implies not just material prosperity but also a sense of well-being and divine favor. Job's reference to the loss of success marks a transition from a state of blessing to one of suffering, highlighting the dramatic reversal of his fortunes and the theological implications of such a change.

is driven from me
The phrase "is driven from me" conveys a sense of forceful removal or expulsion. The Hebrew verb "נִדְחָה" (nidchah) suggests being cast away or banished. This imagery evokes the idea of success being forcibly taken away, emphasizing the abrupt and violent nature of Job's losses. In the broader scriptural context, this reflects the theme of divine testing and the mysterious ways in which God allows suffering. Job's lament here is not just about personal loss but also about the perceived absence of God's justice and presence in his life.

(13) Is not my help in me?--It is in passages such as these that the actual meaning of Job is so obscure and his words so difficult. The sense may be, "Is it not that I have no help in me, and wisdom is driven quite from me?" or yet again, "Is it because there is no help in me that therefore wisdom is driven far from me?" as is the case by your reproaches and insinuations. (See especially Job 5:2; Job 5:27.)

Verse 13. - Is not my help in me? rather, Is it not that I have no help in me? (Revised Version). Job feels that, instead of having exceptional strength of constitution to enable him to bear up against his exhausting malady, he is absolutely without strength. All his vital power is used up. There is no help in him. And is wisdom driven quite from me? rather, Is not soundness driven quite from me? Tushiyah seems to mean here "strength of constitution" - that internal soundness which resists the inroads of disease, and sometimes triumphs over the most serious maladies. Whatever reserve of this kind he may have possessed by nature, it is now, Job feels, altogether lost and gone from him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[Is] there any
הַאִ֬ם (ha·’im)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

help
עֶזְרָתִ֣י (‘ez·rā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5833: Help, helper, assistance

within me,
בִ֑י (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

now that success
וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה (wə·ṯu·šî·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8454: Support, ability, help, an undertaking, understanding

is driven
נִדְּחָ֥ה (nid·də·ḥāh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5080: To impel, thrust, banish

from me?
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of


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