Job 9:14
12 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.
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
- KJV
- How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
- WEB
- How much less will I answer him, and choose my words to argue with him?
- ASV
- How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words [to reason] with him?
- DARBY
- How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?
- BLB
- How then can I answer Him [and] choose my words with Him,
- ÅB
- Hvordan skulle da jeg kunne svare ham og velge mine ord imot ham,
- OTB
- Hvordan kan jeg da svare Ham,
eller velge mine ord med Ham? - B1930
- Hvorledes skulde da jeg kunne svare ham og velge mine ord imot ham,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 11:4–5
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
Read in contextJob 9:3
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Read in contextJob 23:7
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Read in contextJob 23:4
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Read in context1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Read in contextJob 25:6
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Read in contextJob 33:5
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
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