Job 9:12
10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
- KJV
- Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
- WEB
- Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
- ASV
- Behold, he seizeth [the prey], who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
- DARBY
- Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
- BLB
- Behold, He snatches away, [and] who will turn Him back? Who shall say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
- ÅB
- Han griper sitt rov - hvem vil hindre ham, hvem vil si til ham: Hva gjør du?
- OTB
- Hvis Han tar bort, hvem kan hindre Ham?
Hvem kan spørre Ham: 'Hva gjør Du?' - B1930
- Han griper sitt rov - hvem vil hindre ham, hvem vil si til ham: Hvad gjør du?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 11:10
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
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 contextJob 23:13
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
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 contextJob 34:29
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
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?
Read in contextJob 33:13
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
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