Thematic Bible
Job 9:1 (show verse)
Then Job answered and said,
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Job 9:2 (show verse)
“Yes, I know it is true.
But how can a mortal man be right before God?
Job 9:3 (show verse)
“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Job 9:4 (show verse)
“God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;
Who has [ever] defied or challenged Him and remained unharmed?
Job 9:5 (show verse)
“It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know it,
When He overturns them in His anger;
Job 9:6 (show verse)
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
Job 9:7 (show verse)
Who commands the sun, and it does not shine;
Who seals up the stars [from view];
Job 9:8 (show verse)
Who alone stretches out the heavens
And tramples down the
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Job 9:9 (show verse)
Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the [vast starry] spaces of the south;
Job 9:10 (show verse)
Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable,
Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.
Job 9:11 (show verse)
“Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him;
He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.
Job 9:12 (show verse)
“Behold, He snatches away; who can restrain or turn Him back?
Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
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Job 9:13 (show verse)
“God will not turn back His anger;
The [proud] helpers of Rahab [the arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.
Job 9:14 (show verse)
“How can I answer Him [and plead my case],
Choosing my words [to reason] with Him?
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Job 9:15 (show verse)
For though I were righteous, I could not answer.
I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent and Judge.
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Job 9:16 (show verse)
“If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
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Job 9:17 (show verse)
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
Job 9:18 (show verse)
“He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills and saturates me with bitterness.
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Job 9:19 (show verse)
“If it is a matter of strength and power, behold, He is mighty!
And if of justice, who can summon and challenge Him?
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Job 9:20 (show verse)
“Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty;
Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty.
Job 9:21 (show verse)
“[Though] I am blameless,
I do not care about myself;
I despise my life.
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Job 9:22 (show verse)
“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys [both] the blameless and the wicked.’
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Job 9:23 (show verse)
“When [His] scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks at the despair of the innocent.
Job 9:24 (show verse)
“The earth is given into the hands of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice].
If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?
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Job 9:25 (show verse)
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They vanish, they see no good.
Job 9:26 (show verse)
“They pass by like the [swift] boats made of reeds,
Like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Eagle » The swift flight of
Eagles » A bird of prey
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
Eagles » Eagles, a type of swiftness
natural Life » Is compared to » An eagle hasting to the prey
natural Life » Is compared to » A swift ship
Ships » Described as » Swift
Eagle » The swift flight of
Eagles » A bird of prey
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
Eagles » Eagles, a type of swiftness
natural Life » Is compared to » An eagle hasting to the prey
natural Life » Is compared to » A swift ship
Ships » Described as » Swift
Job 9:27 (show verse)
“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my sad appearance, and be cheerful and brighten up,’
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Job 9:28 (show verse)
I am afraid of all my pains and worries [yet to come];
I know that You will not acquit me and leave me unpunished.
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Job 9:29 (show verse)
“I am accounted wicked and held guilty;
Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?
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Job 9:30 (show verse)
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Job 9:31 (show verse)
You would still plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
Job 9:32 (show verse)
“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.
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Job 9:33 (show verse)
“There is no arbitrator between us,
Who could lay his hand upon us both [would that there were].
Job 9:34 (show verse)
“Let Him take His rod away from me,
And let not the dread and fear of Him terrify me.
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Job 9:35 (show verse)
“Then I would speak [my defense] and not fear Him;
But I am not like that in myself.
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