Job 9:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say,‘Who will summon me?’

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 9:4 : 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength– who has resisted him and remained safe?
  • Job 9:32-33 : 32 For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment. 33 Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,
  • 1 Cor 1:25 : 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
  • Job 31:35 : 35 Job’s Appeal“If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature– let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.
  • Job 33:5-7 : 5 Reply to me, if you can; set your arguments in order before me and take your stand! 6 Look, I am just like you in relation to God; I too have been molded from clay. 7 Therefore no fear of me should terrify you, nor should my pressure be heavy on you.
  • Job 36:17-19 : 17 But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you. 18 Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. 19 Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts?
  • Job 40:9-9 : 9 Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s, and can you thunder with a voice like his? 10 Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency, and clothe yourself with glory and honor!
  • Ps 62:11 : 11 God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

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    18See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right.

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    4I would lay out my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.

    5I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.

    6Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.

    7There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

  • Job 9:32-33
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    32For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment.

    33Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,

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    20Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.

  • Job 9:14-16
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    14The Impossibility of Facing God in Court“How much less, then, can I answer him and choose my words to argue with him!

    15Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.

    16If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice–

  • Job 19:5
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    5If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and plead my disgrace against me,

  • Job 9:2-4
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    2“Truly, I know that this is so. But how can a human be just before God?

    3If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

    4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength– who has resisted him and remained safe?

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    8Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

    9Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

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    7Job’s Abandonment and Affliction“If I cry out,‘Violence!’ I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

    8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths.

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    12If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’

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    5Reply to me, if you can; set your arguments in order before me and take your stand!

  • Job 9:18
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    18He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.

  • Job 14:3
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    3Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

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    8The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!

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    10Is it not fierce when it is awakened? Who is he, then, who can stand before it?

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    29If I am guilty, why then weary myself in vain?

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    4Is my complaint against a man? If so, why should I not be impatient?

  • Job 6:10-13
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    10Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

    11What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

    12Is my strength like that of stones? or is my flesh made of bronze?

    13Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?

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    10If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?

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    2I will say to God,‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’

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    15If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.

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    12Now in this, you are not right– I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.

    13Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person’s words?

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    35Then would I speak and not fear him, but it is not so with me.

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    3But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

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    32If you have any words, reply to me; speak, for I want to justify you.

  • Job 13:22
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    22Then call, and I will answer, or I will speak, and you respond to me.

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    15Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!

  • Job 37:23
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    23As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

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    5For Job says,‘I am innocent, but God turns away my right.

  • Job 31:14
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    14then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him?

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    3Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

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    27If I say,‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression and be cheerful,’

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    21and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.

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    24If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

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    2“Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!”