Book of Job, Chapter 9
Job 9 NASB - New American Standard BibleChapter 9 of Job—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ Then Job [a]answered,
- ¶ “In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a 1man be in the right [b]before God? - “If one wished to 2dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times. - “3Wise in heart and 4mighty in strength,
Who has [c]5defied Him [d]without harm? - “6It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how,
When He overturns them in His anger; - Who 7shakes the earth out of its place,
And its 8pillars tremble; - Who commands the 9sun [e]not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars; - Who alone 10stretches out the heavens
And [f]11tramples down the waves of the sea; - Who makes the 12Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the 13chambers of the south; - Who 14does great things, [g]unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number. - “Were He to pass by me, 15I would not see Him;
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him. - “Were He to snatch away, who could 16restrain Him?
Who could say to Him, ‘17What are You doing?’ - ¶ “God will not turn back His anger;
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of 18Rahab. - “How then can 19I [h]answer Him,
And choose my words [i]before Him? - “For 20though I were right, I could not [j]answer;
I would have to 21implore the mercy of my judge. - “If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice. - “For He 22bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause. - “He will 23not allow me to get my breath,
But saturates me with 24bitterness. - “If it is a matter of power, 25behold, He is the strong one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon [k]Him? - “26Though I am righteous, my mouth will 27condemn me;
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty. - “I am 28guiltless;
I do not take notice of myself;
I 29despise my life. - “It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He 30destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’ - “If the scourge kills suddenly,
He 31mocks the despair of the innocent. - “The earth 32is given into the hand of the wicked;
He 33covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it? - ¶ “Now 34my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, 35they see no good. - “They slip by like 36reed boats,
Like an 37eagle that swoops on [l]its prey. - “Though I say, ‘I will forget 38my complaint,
I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’ - I am 39afraid of all my pains,
I know that 40You will not acquit me. - “I am accounted 41wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain? - “If I should 42wash myself with snow
And cleanse 43my hands with lye, - Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me. - “For 44He is not a man as I am that 45I may answer Him,
That we may go to [m]court together. - “There is no 46umpire between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both. - “Let Him 47remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me. - “Then I 48would speak and not fear Him;
But I am not like that in myself.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit answered and said
- ^ Lit with
- ^ Lit stiffened his neck against
- ^ Lit and remained safe
- ^ Lit and it does not shine
- ^ Lit treads upon the heights of
- ^ Lit until there is no searching out
- ^ Or plead my case
- ^ Lit with
- ^ Or plead my case
- ^ So with Gr; Heb me
- ^ Lit food
- ^ Lit judgment
REFERENCES
- ^ Jb 4:17; 25:4
- ^ Jb 10:2; 13:19; 23:6; 40:2
- ^ Jb 11:6; 12:13; 28:23; 38:36, 37
- ^ Jb 9:19; 23:6
- ^ 2Ch 13:12; Pr 29:1
- ^ Jb 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 41:11
- ^ Is 2:19, 21; 13:13; Hg 2:6
- ^ Ps 75:3
- ^ Is 13:10; Eze 32:7, 8
- ^ Ge 1:1; Jb 37:18; Ps 104:2; Is 40:22
- ^ Jb 38:16; Ps 77:19
- ^ Jb 38:31, 32; Am 5:8
- ^ Jb 37:9
- ^ Jb 5:9
- ^ Jb 23:8, 9; 35:14
- ^ Jb 10:7; 11:10
- ^ Is 45:9
- ^ Jb 26:12; Ps 89:10; Is 30:7; 51:9
- ^ Jb 9:3, 32
- ^ Jb 9:20, 21; 10:15
- ^ Jb 8:5
- ^ Jb 16:12, 14; 30:22
- ^ Jb 7:19; 10:20
- ^ Jb 13:26; 27:2
- ^ Jb 9:4
- ^ Jb 9:15
- ^ Jb 9:29; 15:6
- ^ Jb 1:1; 12:4; 13:18
- ^ Jb 7:16
- ^ Jb 10:7, 8
- ^ Jb 24:12
- ^ Jb 10:3; 12:6; 16:11
- ^ Jb 12:17
- ^ Jb 7:6
- ^ Jb 7:7
- ^ Is 18:2
- ^ Jb 39:29; Hab 1:8
- ^ Jb 7:11
- ^ Jb 3:25
- ^ Jb 7:21; 10:14
- ^ Jb 10:2; Ps 37:33
- ^ Je 2:22
- ^ Jb 31:7
- ^ Ec 6:10
- ^ Jb 9:3; Ro 9:20
- ^ 1Sa 2:25; Jb 9:19; Is 1:18
- ^ Jb 13:21
- ^ Jb 13:22
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