Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy.

New American Standard Bible

‘Behold, He invents pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.

King James Version

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

Holman Bible

But He finds reasons to oppose me;
He regards me as His enemy.

A Conservative Version

[Thou say,] Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.

American Standard Version

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:

Amplified


‘Behold, God finds pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.

Bible in Basic English

See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;

Darby Translation

Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, he will find enmity against me, and he will reckon me for an enemy to him.

King James 2000

Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me for his enemy,

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look, he finds fault against me; he reckons me as his enemy;

Modern King James verseion

behold, He finds reasons to be against me, He counts me for His enemy;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But lo, he hath picked a quarrel against me, and taketh me for his enemy:

NET Bible

Yet God finds occasions with me; he regards me as his enemy!

New Heart English Bible

Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! occasions of hostility, would he find against me, He counteth me an enemy to him;

Webster

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

World English Bible

Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

תּנוּאה 
T@nuw'ah 
Usage: 2

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

9 "I'm pure. I'm without sin; I'm innocent. I'm harboring no iniquity inside of me. 10 Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy. 11 He has bound my feet in shackles, and keeps watching everything I do.'"



Cross References

Job 9:30-31

"If I wash myself with water from snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,

Job 10:15-17

""Woe to me if I'm guilty! If I'm innocent, I cannot lift my head, because I am filled with disgrace. Look at my affliction!

Job 13:24-25

Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?

Job 14:16

Then you'll certainly count every step I took, but you won't keep an inventory of my sin.

Job 16:9

His anger tears me in his persistent resentment against me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary glares at me.

Job 19:11

His anger burns against me; he regards me as his adversary.

Job 30:21

You changed toward me, and now you're cruel to me; with your mighty hand you are persecuting me;

Job 31:35

"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,

Job 34:5

Now this is Job's claim: "Even though I'm innocent, God has stopped treating me righteously.

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