Job 33:5
3 My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
6 I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
7 Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
- KJV
- If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
- WEB
- If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand up.
- ASV
- If thou canst, answer thou me; Set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth.
- DARBY
- If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
- BLB
- If you are able to refute me, arrange it before my face; station yourself.
- ÅB
- Hvis du kan, så svar meg! Rust deg mot meg, tred fram!
- OTB
- Svar meg hvis du kan;
gjør deg klar og ta din stand. - B1930
- Hvis du kan, så svar mig! Rust dig mot mig, tred frem!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 33:32–33
But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
Read in contextActs 10:26
But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
Read in contextJob 23:4–5
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Read in contextJob 13:18
Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
Read in contextJob 32:14
But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
Read in contextJob 32:1
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Read in contextPsalms 50:21
You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
Read in contextJob 32:12
I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
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