Job 40:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסּ֑וֹר מוֹכִ֖יחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פ

Transliteration

hă-rōb ʿim-Šadday yissōr mōkîaḥ ʾĕlōahh yaʿănennâ

Grammar Details

• *hă-rōb*: interrogative particle + infinitive/noun - contend/contention
• *ʿim*: preposition - with
• *Šadday*: divine name - Almighty
• *yissōr*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he contends/disputes
• *mōkîaḥ*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - one who reproves/argues
• *ʾĕlōahh*: noun, masculine singular - God
• *yaʿănennâ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he will answer it

Word Meanings

• *rōb*: contention, dispute, argument
• *yissōr*: to contend, argue, dispute
• *mōkîaḥ*: reprover, disputer, arguer
• *ʾĕlōahh*: God, deity
• *yaʿănennâ*: to answer, respond, reply

Referenced Verses

• Job 33:13 : 13 Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When `for' all His matters He answereth not?
• Job 9:3 : 3 If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
• Isa 45:9-9 : 9 Wo `to' him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, `What dost thou?' And thy work, `He hath no hands?' 10 Wo `to' him who is saying to a father, `What dost thou beget?' Or to a wife, `What dost thou bring forth? 11 Thus said Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, and his Former: Ask Me of the things coming concerning My sons, Yea, concerning the work of My hands, ye command Me.'
• Isa 50:8 : 8 Near `is' He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who `is' mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto me.
• Ezek 18:2 : 2 `What -- to you, ye -- using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted?
• Matt 20:11 : 11 and having received `it', they were murmuring against the householder, saying,
• Rom 9:19-23 : 19 Thou wilt say, then, to me, `Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?' 20 nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form `it', Why me didst thou make thus? 21 hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour? 22 And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us --
• Rom 11:34-36 : 34 for who did know the mind of the Lord? or who did become His counsellor? 35 or who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again? 36 because of Him, and through Him, and to Him `are' the all things; to Him `is' the glory -- to the ages. Amen.
• 1 Cor 2:16 : 16 for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we -- we have the mind of Christ.
• 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?
• Job 9:17-18 : 17 Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought. 18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
• Job 9:32-35 : 32 But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment. 33 If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both. 34 He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid, 35 I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.
• Job 10:3-7 : 3 Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone? 4 Eyes of flesh hast Thou? As man seeth -- seest Thou? 5 As the days of man `are' Thy days? Thy years as the days of a man? 6 That Thou inquirest for mine iniquity, And for my sin seekest? 7 For Thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is no deliverer from Thy hand.
• Job 10:14-17 : 14 If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me, 15 If I have done wickedly -- wo to me, And righteously -- I lift not up my head, Full of shame -- then see my affliction, 16 And it riseth -- as a lion Thou huntest me. And Thou turnest back -- Thou shewest Thyself wonderful in me. 17 Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare `are' with me.
• Job 13:21-27 : 21 Thy hand put far off from me, And Thy terror let not terrify me. 22 And call Thou, and I -- I answer, Or -- I speak, and answer Thou me. 23 How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know. 24 Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee? 25 A leaf driven away dost Thou terrify? And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue? 26 For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth: 27 And puttest in the stocks my feet, And observest all my paths, On the roots of my feet Thou settest a print,
• Job 14:16-17 : 16 But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin. 17 Sealed up in a bag `is' my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
• Job 16:11-21 : 11 God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over. 12 At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark. 13 Go round against me do his archers. He splitteth my reins, and spareth not, He poureth out to the earth my gall. 14 He breaketh me -- breach upon breach, He runneth upon me as a mighty one. 15 Sackcloth I have sewed on my skin, And have rolled in the dust my horn. 16 My face is foul with weeping, And on mine eyelids `is' death-shade. 17 Not for violence in my hands, And my prayer `is' pure. 18 O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry. 19 Also, now, lo, in the heavens `is' my witness, And my testifier in the high places. 20 My interpreter `is' my friend, Unto God hath mine eye dropped: 21 And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.
• Job 19:6-9 : 6 Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round, 7 Lo, I cry out -- violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment. 8 My way He hedged up, and I pass not over, And on my paths darkness He placeth. 9 Mine honour from off me He hath stripped, And He turneth the crown from my head. 10 He breaketh me down round about, and I go, And removeth like a tree my hope. 11 And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.
• Job 27:2 : 2 God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter.
• Job 30:21 : 21 Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppresest me.
• Eccl 6:10 : 10 What `is' that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it `is' man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.
• Isa 40:14 : 14 With whom consulted He, That he causeth Him to understand? And teacheth Him in the path of judgment, And teacheth Him knowledge? And the way of understanding causeth Him to know?
• Job 3:11-12 : 11 Why from the womb do I not die? From the belly I have come forth and gasp! 12 Wherefore have knees been before me? And what `are' breasts, that I suck?
• Job 3:20 : 20 Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?
• Job 3:23 : 23 To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?
• Job 7:12 : 12 A sea-`monster' am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?
• Job 7:19-21 : 19 How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle. 20 I have sinned, what do I to Thee, O watcher of man? Why hast Thou set me for a mark to Thee, And I am for a burden to myself -- and what? 21 Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me -- and I am not!