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Would you condemn me to justify yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will you really nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will you really annul My judgment <i>and</i> set it aside as void? Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous <i>and</i> justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would you really challenge my justice? Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would you really challenge My justice? Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Are you trying to prove that you are innocent by accusing me of injustice? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou even disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Are you trying to prove that I am unjust--to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, "" That you may be righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me so that thou shalt be just?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:3>Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Will you disannul my judgment? Will you even condemn me, that you may be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If it is that you nullify me and you condemn me that you will be justified<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/40-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6302" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/40.htm">Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ha·’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">Would you really</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: tā·p̄êr (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">annul</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: miš·pā·ṭî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">My justice?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7561.htm" title="7561: tar·šî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To be wicked, act wickedly. A primitive root; to be wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate.">Would you condemn Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: tiṣ·dāq (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">justify yourself?</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Isaiah 40:13-14</a></span><br />Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-34.htm">Romans 11:34</a></span><br />“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Jeremiah 18:6</a></span><br />“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></span><br />You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-16.htm">1 Corinthians 2:16</a></span><br />“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4</a></span><br />Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-25.htm">1 Corinthians 1:25</a></span><br />For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21</a></span><br />You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Isaiah 10:15</a></span><br />Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-5.htm">Romans 3:5-6</a></span><br />But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. / Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:17</a></span><br />I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-20.htm">1 Corinthians 1:20</a></span><br />Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will you also cancel my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?</p><p class="hdg">Wilt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a></b></br> Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done <i>this</i> evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, <i>and</i> be clear when thou judgest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4</a></b></br> God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.</p><p class="hdg">disannul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Isaiah 14:27</a></b></br> For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul <i>it</i>? and his hand <i>is</i> stretched out, and who shall turn it back?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">Isaiah 28:18</a></b></br> And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15,17</a></b></br> Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though <i>it be</i> but a man's covenant, yet <i>if it be</i> confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto… </p><p class="hdg">wilt thou condemn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-3.htm">Job 10:3</a></b></br> <i>Is it</i> good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2-6</a></b></br> <i>As</i> God liveth, <i>who</i> hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, <i>who</i> hath vexed my soul; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-2.htm">Job 32:2</a></b></br> Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/30-15.htm">Annul</a> <a href="/job/37-19.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Disannul</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-13.htm">Discredit</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/job/33-32.htm">Justify</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/job/37-19.htm">Order</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">Really</a> <a href="/job/38-32.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/40-4.htm">Value</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Void</a> <a href="/job/39-12.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Annul</a> <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/10-13.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Disannul</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-3.htm">Discredit</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Justify</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Really</a> <a href="/job/40-14.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Value</a> <a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Void</a> <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/40-1.htm">Job humbles himself to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/40-6.htm">God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/40-16.htm">Of the behemoth</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, God is responding to Job's earlier complaints about his suffering and the perceived injustice of his situation. The rhetorical question emphasizes the impossibility of nullifying divine justice, which is perfect and beyond human understanding. Biblically, God's justice is a recurring theme, seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, which describes God as a "God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He." The question also reflects the broader biblical narrative that God's ways are higher than human ways (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>).<p><b>Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?</b><br>Here, God addresses the human tendency to justify oneself by questioning or blaming God. This reflects a deeper issue of pride and self-righteousness, which is a common human failing. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, where Job is set, divine justice was often seen as inscrutable, and humans were expected to submit to it. Theologically, this phrase points to the need for humility before God, as seen in <a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a>, "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you." It also foreshadows the ultimate justification found in Christ, who, though innocent, was condemned so that believers might be justified before God (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central human figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator who engages in a dialogue with Job, challenging his understanding of divine justice and sovereignty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_divine_courtroom.htm">The Divine Courtroom</a></b><br>The setting of this verse is metaphorical, where God questions Job as if in a courtroom, highlighting the themes of justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is perfect and beyond human comprehension. We must trust in His righteous character even when circumstances seem unjust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Like Job, we are called to approach God with humility, recognizing our limited understanding compared to His infinite wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-justification.htm">The Danger of Self-Justification</a></b><br>Attempting to justify ourselves at the expense of God's character leads to spiritual pride and misunderstanding of His nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>In times of suffering or confusion, we should trust in God's sovereign plan, knowing that His ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_submission.htm">Repentance and Submission</a></b><br>Job's eventual repentance teaches us the importance of submitting to God's will and acknowledging our need for His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to “discredit” His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_job's_wrongdoing.htm">In Job 6:24-25, why is it that neither God nor anyone else presents undeniable evidence of Job's alleged wrongdoing if his punishment is just?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_15_22_align_with_ot_laws.htm">How does 1 Samuel 15:22, emphasizing obedience over sacrifice, reconcile with the sacrificial laws emphasized elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Wilt thou also disannul my judgment?</span>--Comp. what Job said in <a href="/context/job/19-6.htm" title="Know now that God has overthrown me, and has compassed me with his net.">Job 19:6-7</a>; <a href="/job/27-2.htm" title="As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul;">Job 27:2</a>. God is about to show Job his inability to govern the world and administer judgment among men, so as to rule them morally, from his acknowledged inability to govern the more formidable animals of the brute creation. If he cannot restrain them, how is it likely that he will be able to tread down the wicked in their place? And if he cannot hold the wicked in check and compel them to submission, how, any more, can he protect himself from their violence? how can he save himself from the outbursts of their fury? or, if not save himself from them, how much less can he deliver himself from the hand of God? If he cannot hide them in the dust together, and bind them (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>restrain the threatenings of their rage in the hidden world) in the secret prison-house, how much less can he save himself, and be independent of the help of a saviour?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wilt thou also</span> (rather, <span class="accented">even</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>dis<span class="accented">-</span>annul my judgment?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> maintain that my judgment towards thee has not been just and equitable, and therefore, so far as it lies in thy power, disannul it? <span class="cmt_word">Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?</span> Dost thou think it necessary to accuse me of injustice, and condemn me. in order to establish thine own innocence? But there is no such necessity. The two things - my justice and thy innocence - are quite compatible. Only lay aside the notion that afflictions must be punitive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/40-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Would you really</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭אַף</span> <span class="translit">(ha·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">annul</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּפֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(tā·p̄êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My justice?</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Would you condemn Me</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tar·šî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7561.htm">Strong's 7561: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, wrong, to disturb, violate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justify yourself?</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּצְדָּֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiṣ·dāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/40-8.htm">OT Poetry: Job 40:8 Will you even annul my judgment? 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