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Job 9:4

God's power and sovereigntyWisdom

2 “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?

3 If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

5 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.

6 He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.

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BSB
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
KJV
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
WEB
God is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?
ASV
[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-
DARBY
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
BLB
[He is] wise of heart and firm of strength; who has hardened [himself] against Him and been whole?
ÅB
Vis som han er av hjerte og veldig i styrke - hvem trosset ham og kom vel fra det,
OTB
Han er vis i hjertet og mektig i styrke;
hvem har motsatt seg Ham og blitt uskadd?
B1930
Vis som han er av hjerte og veldig i styrke - hvem trosset ham og kom vel fra det,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 36:5

    Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

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  • Ephesians 3:20

    Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

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  • Romans 11:33

    O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

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  • Exodus 14:17–18

    And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.

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  • Job 9:19

    If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?

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  • Jude 1:24–25

    Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

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  • Proverbs 29:1

    A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

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  • Ephesians 3:10

    His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

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