Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “He is not a mere mortal like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in court. New Living Translation “God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial. English Standard Version For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together. Berean Standard Bible For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court. King James Bible For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. New King James Version “For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. New American Standard Bible “For He is not a man, as I am, that I may answer Him— That we may go to court together! NASB 1995 “For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together. NASB 1977 “For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together. Legacy Standard Bible For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court for judgment together. Amplified Bible “For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him, That we may go to court and judgment together. Christian Standard Bible For he is not a man like me, that I can answer him, that we can take each other to court. Holman Christian Standard Bible For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court. American Standard Version For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because he is not a man like me that I would give him an answer, and we would enter as one to judgment Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment. Contemporary English Version God isn't a mere human like me. I can't put him on trial. Douay-Rheims Bible For I shall not answer a man that is like myself: nor one that may be heard with me equally in judgment. English Revised Version For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment. GOD'S WORD® Translation A human like me cannot answer God, 'Let's take our case to court.' Good News Translation If God were human, I could answer him; we could go to court to decide our quarrel. International Standard Version He's not a man like me, so that I can answer him, or that we can enter into litigation with one another. JPS Tanakh 1917 For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, That we should come together in judgment. Literal Standard Version But if a man like myself—I answer Him, | We come together into judgment. Majority Standard Bible For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court. New American Bible For he is not a man like myself, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment. NET Bible For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment. New Revised Standard Version For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together. New Heart English Bible For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment. Webster's Bible Translation For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. World English Bible For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment. Young's Literal Translation But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment. Additional Translations ... Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me. 32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court. 33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.… Cross References Romans 9:20 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?" Job 9:3 If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. Job 9:14 How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him? Job 9:31 then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me. Ecclesiastes 6:10 Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he. Treasury of Scripture For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. not a man Job 33:12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. Job 35:5-7 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou… Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? we should Job 13:18-23 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified… Job 23:3-7 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! … Psalm 143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Jump to Previous Confront Court Judge Judgment Together TrialJump to Next Confront Court Judge Judgment Together TrialJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions (32, 33) For he is not a man, as I am . . .--Is not that confession, if we believe that such a daysman as Job longed for has been given, itself a witness that it came from God, and was given by God? The light that has shined upon us was shining then in the heart of Job, and shines for ever in the pages of his book. Job felt, as he had been taught to feel, that in himself there not only was no hope, but no possibility of justification with God, unless there should be an umpire and impartial mediator, who could make the cause of both his own, and reconcile and unite the two in himself. It is useless to inquire what other particular form the aspiration of Job may have taken, or how far he understood and meant what he said; but here are his words, and this is what they must mean, and it is for us to adore the wisdom by which they were taught accurately to correspond with what we know has been given to us by God. We know that a daysman has laid his hand upon us both; and while we see that this is what Job wanted, we cannot but see more plainly that this is what we want. It is to be observed that this word daysman, or judge, is immediately connected with the Scripture phrase, "the day of the Lord," and St. Paul's words, "the day shall declare it" (1Corinthians 3:13).Verse 32. - For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; and we should come together in judgment (comp. vers. 2-14). On one of two conditions only, Job thinks, could the contest be even between himself and God. (1) If God, divesting himself of all his Divine attributes, became man; (2) if some thirdsman could be found, some umpire or arbitrator, to preside over the contest, and decide it. Neither condition, however, was (he thought) possible; and therefore no satisfactory judgment could take place. Recent commentators observe that the Christian scheme, which Job could not anticipate, provides almost a literal fulfilment of both conditions, since the God who is to judge us is "true Man," and is also a Mediator, or "Thirds-man," between us and the offended Father, with authority to make the final decision, 'the Father having committed all judgment unto the Son "(John 5:22), and" given him authority to execute judgment also'" for the very reason that he is "the Son of man" (John 5:27). Hebrew Forכִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction He is not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person like me, כָּמֹ֣נִי (kā·mō·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 3644: Like, as, when that I can answer Him, אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ (’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond that we can take נָב֥וֹא (nā·ḇō·w) Adverb Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go each other יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו (yaḥ·dāw) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly to court. בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ (bam·miš·pāṭ) Preposition, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Links Job 9:32 NIVJob 9:32 NLT Job 9:32 ESV Job 9:32 NASB Job 9:32 KJV Job 9:32 BibleApps.com Job 9:32 Biblia Paralela Job 9:32 Chinese Bible Job 9:32 French Bible Job 9:32 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:32 For he is not a man as (Jb) |
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