Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.

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.

King James Version

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

Holman Bible

For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him,
that we can take each other to court.

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.

A Conservative Version

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.

American Standard Version

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.

Amplified


“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.

Darby Translation

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

For not a man as I; I shall answer him, we shall come together in judgment

King James 2000

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in trial.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"For [he is] not a mortal like me [that] I can answer him, [that] {we can come to trial together}.

Modern King James verseion

For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he that I must give answer unto, and with whom I go to law, is not a man as I am.

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 Heart English Bible

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

For he is not a man like myself, whom I might answer, nor could we come together into judgment:

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For he is not a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

as I am, that I should answer
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

him, and we should come

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

יחד 
Yachad 
Usage: 141

Context Readings

Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad

31 Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing. 32 For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge. 33 There is no one to give a decision between us, who might have control over us.



Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:10

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

Romans 9:20

But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

Job 13:18-23

See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

Job 23:3-7

If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!

Job 33:12

Truly, in saying this you are wrong; for God is greater than man.

Job 35:5-7

Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

Isaiah 45:9

Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

Jeremiah 49:19

See, he will come up like a lion from the thick growth of Jordan against the resting-place of Teman: but I will suddenly make him go in flight from her; and I will put over her the man of my selection: for who is like me? and who will put forward his cause against me? and what keeper of sheep will be able to keep his place before me?

1 John 3:20

When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.

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