Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God? New Living Translation “Yes, I know all this is true in principle. But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight? English Standard Version “Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be in the right before God? Berean Standard Bible “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? King James Bible I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? New King James Version “Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? New American Standard Bible “In truth I know that this is so; But how can a person be in the right with God? NASB 1995 “In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God? NASB 1977 “In truth I know that this is so, But how can a man be in the right before God? Legacy Standard Bible “In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God? Amplified Bible “Yes, I know it is true. But how can a mortal man be right before God? Christian Standard Bible Yes, I know what you’ve said is true, but how can a person be justified before God? Holman Christian Standard Bible Yes, I know what you’ve said is true, but how can a person be justified before God? American Standard Version Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God? Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Truly I know that it is so, and no man overcomes God Brenton Septuagint Translation I know of a truth that it is so: for how shall a mortal man be just before the Lord? Contemporary English Version What you say is true. No human is innocent in the sight of God. Douay-Rheims Bible Indeed I know it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with English Revised Version Of a truth I know that it is so: but how can man be just with God? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Yes, I know that this is true. But how can a mortal be declared righteous to God? International Standard Version "Indeed, I'm fully aware that this is so, but how can a person become right with God? JPS Tanakh 1917 Of a truth I know that it is so; And how can man be just with God? Literal Standard Version “Truly I have known that [it is] so, | But how is man righteous with God? Majority Standard Bible “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? New American Bible I know well that it is so; but how can anyone be in the right before God? NET Bible "Truly, I know that this is so. But how can a human be just before God? New Revised Standard Version “Indeed I know that this is so; but how can a mortal be just before God? New Heart English Bible "Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God? Webster's Bible Translation I know it to be so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? World English Bible “Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God? Young's Literal Translation Truly I have known that it is so, And what -- is man righteous with God? Additional Translations ... Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?1Then Job answered: 2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? 3If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.… Cross References Ezra 9:15 O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You." Job 4:17 Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker? Job 9:1 Then Job answered: Job 25:4 How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure? Psalm 143:2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. Treasury of Scripture I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? how Job 4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Job 14:3,4 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? … Job 25:4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? with. Jump to Previous Indeed Mortal Possible Right Righteous True. TruthJump to Next Indeed Mortal Possible Right Righteous True. TruthJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Yes,אָ֭מְנָם (’ā·mə·nām) Conjunction Strong's 551: Verily, truly I know יָדַ֣עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know that כִי־ (ḵî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction [it is] so, כֵ֑ן (ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus but how וּמַה־ (ū·mah-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what can a mortal אֱנ֣וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind be righteous יִּצְדַּ֖ק (yiṣ·daq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous before עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with God? אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty Links Job 9:2 NIVJob 9:2 NLT Job 9:2 ESV Job 9:2 NASB Job 9:2 KJV Job 9:2 BibleApps.com Job 9:2 Biblia Paralela Job 9:2 Chinese Bible Job 9:2 French Bible Job 9:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:2 Truly I know that it is so (Jb) |
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