Job 35:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

hă-zōʾt ḥāšaḇtā lə-mišpāṭ ʾāmartā ṣidqî mē-ʾēl

Grammar Details

*hă-zōʾt*: interrogative particle + feminine demonstrative pronoun - is this?
*ḥāšaḇtā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you considered/thought
*lə-mišpāṭ*: preposition + masculine singular noun - for judgment/justice
*ʾāmartā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you said
*ṣidqî*: masculine singular noun + 1st singular possessive suffix - my righteousness
*mē-ʾēl*: preposition + masculine singular noun - from God

Word Meanings

*ḥāšaḇ*: to think/consider/reckon
*mišpāṭ*: judgment/justice/legal case
*ṣidqî*: my righteousness/justification
*ʾēl*: God/deity/divine power

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Matt 12:36-37 : 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Luke 19:22 : 22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Job 9:17 : 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Job 10:7 : 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
Job 16:17 : 17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
Job 19:6-7 : 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
Job 27:2-6 : 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Job 34:5 : 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Job 40:8 : 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

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