Job 9

Job · Chapter 9

Job 9:22

1Then Job answered and said,2I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?5Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.6Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.7Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.9Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.12Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?13If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.14How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.17For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.18He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.19If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?20If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.21Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.23If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.29If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?30If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;31Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:35Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[is] oneאַחַ֗ת'a-CHATH0259
one

אֶחָד (e.chad) 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

itהִ֥יאhi'H1931
he/she/it

הוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

there-עַל־'al-H5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

-foreכֵּ֥ןkenH3651C
right

כֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable

I sayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a-MAR-tiH0559
to say

אָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

[the] blamelessתָּ֥םtamH8535
complete

תָּם (tam) 1) perfect, complete 1a) complete, perfect 1a1) one who lacks nothing in physical strength, beauty, etc 1b) sound, wholesome 1b1) an ordinary, quiet sort of person 1c) complete, morally innocent, having integrity 1c1) one who is morally and ethically pure

and [the] wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve-ra-SHA'H7563
wicked

רָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

heה֣וּאhu'H1931
he/she/it

הוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

[is] bringing to an endמְכַלֶּֽה׃me-kha-LEHH3615H
to end: finish

כָּלָה (ka.lah) : finish 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.