Job 35:4
2 “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
3 For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
5 Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.
6 If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
- KJV
- I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
- WEB
- I will answer you, and your companions with you.
- ASV
- I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
- DARBY
- I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.
- BLB
- I will return to you the words, and [to] your friends with you.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil gi deg svar, og dine venner med deg.
- OTB
- Jeg skal svare deg
og dine følgesvenner. - B1930
- Jeg vil gi dig svar, og dine venner med dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 34:8
He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
Read in contextProverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Read in context