Job 33:13
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
- KJV
- Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
- WEB
- Why do you strive against him, because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?
- ASV
- Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
- DARBY
- Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
- BLB
- Why do you contend against Him, for all words He does not answer?
- ÅB
- Hvorfor går du i rette med ham? Han svarer jo ikke et eneste ord.
- OTB
- Hvorfor strider du med Ham,
og sier at Han ikke svarer noen av dine ord? - B1930
- Hvorfor går du i rette med ham? Han svarer jo ikke et eneste ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 40:2
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:9
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Read in contextRomans 11:34
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Read in contextDaniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Read in contextIsaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Read in contextActs 1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:14
Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.
Read in contextMatthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
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