Job 40:8
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
- KJV
- Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
- WEB
- Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
- ASV
- Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
- DARBY
- Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
- BLB
- Would you even break My judgment? Would you consider Me wicked so that you may be proved right?
- ÅB
- Vil du endog gjøre min rettferdighet til intet? Vil du dømme meg skyldig, så du får rett?
- OTB
- Vil du virkelig oppheve min dom?
Vil du fordømme meg for å rettferdiggjøre deg selv? - B1930
- Vil du endog gjøre min rettferdighet til intet? Vil du dømme mig skyldig, så du får rett?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 3:4
Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
Read in contextJob 32:2
This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
Read in contextIsaiah 28:18
Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
Read in contextJob 10:3
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
Read in contextPsalms 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
Read in contextJob 34:5–6
For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:27
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
Read in contextJob 27:2–6
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
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