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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You say to God, &#8216My beliefs are flawless and I am pure in your sight.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You claim, ‘My beliefs are pure,’ and ‘I am clean in the sight of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in God’s eyes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast said, My doctrine <i>is</i> pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For you have said, ‘My doctrine <i>is</i> pure, And I am clean in your eyes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For you have said, &#8216My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have said, ‘My learning is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For you have said, ‘My teaching (doctrine) [that God knowingly afflicts the righteous] is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have said, “My teaching is sound, and I am pure in your sight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have said, &#8220My teaching is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You claim to be innocent and argue that your beliefs are acceptable to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You say, 'My teaching is morally correct,' and, 'As you can see, I'm innocent.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You claim that what you say is true; you claim you are pure in the sight of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You've said, 'My teaching is flawless; I'm clean in God's sight.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have said, ?My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For you have said, 'My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you say, 'My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you say, My discourse [is] pure, "" And I have been clean in Your eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou sayest, 'Pure is my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt say, My instruction is pure, and I was clean in thine eyes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Shall you say: “My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight”? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For you say, ‘My conduct is pure, and I am clean in God’s sight.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For you say, I was led righteously, and I am pure in my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you said that you have been led righteously and you have been pure in the eyes of your soul<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in Thine eyes.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-4.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=1655" 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/11.htm">Zophar Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You have said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3948.htm" title="3948: liq·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A learning, teaching. From laqach; properly, something received, i.e. instruction; also inveiglement.">‘My doctrine is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2134.htm" title="2134: zaḵ (Adj-ms) -- Pure, clean. From zakak; clear.">sound,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/1249.htm" title="1249: ū·ḇar (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Pure, clean. From barar; beloved; also pure, empty.">pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in Your sight.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,…<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="/job/9-20.htm">Job 9:20</a></span><br />Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9</a></span><br />‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a></span><br />What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/32-1.htm">Job 32:1</a></span><br />So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/35-2.htm">Job 35:2</a></span><br />“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-23.htm">Psalm 18:23</a></span><br />And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Psalm 26:6</a></span><br />I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a></span><br />Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13</a></span><br />Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a></span><br />Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-9.htm">Luke 18:9-14</a></span><br />To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: / “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. / The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Romans 3:9-10</a></span><br />What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. / As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-3.htm">Romans 10:3</a></span><br />Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in your eyes.</p><p class="hdg">For thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-10.htm">Job 6:10</a></b></br> Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a></b></br> Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and <i>there is</i> none that can deliver out of thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a></b></br> But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and <i>be</i> ready always to <i>give</i> an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:</p><p class="hdg">I am clean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-29.htm">Job 6:29,30</a></b></br> Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness <i>is</i> in it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20</a></b></br> I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2,3</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">Beliefs</a> <a href="/job/9-30.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/numbers/24-23.htm">Discourse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-31.htm">Flawless</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/9-34.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/8-10.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/8-19.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">Beliefs</a> <a href="/job/14-4.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/27-1.htm">Discourse</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-2.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/job/11-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Flawless</a> <a href="/job/16-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/14-4.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/15-15.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Job 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-5.htm">God's wisdom is unsearchable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-13.htm">The assured blessing of repentance</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have said</b><br>This phrase introduces a direct accusation from Zophar, one of Job's friends, who is responding to Job's previous speeches. In the context of the Book of Job, this reflects the ongoing dialogue between Job and his friends, who are attempting to explain his suffering. Zophar's statement suggests that he believes Job has claimed something about his own righteousness and understanding of God.<p><b>‘My doctrine is sound’</b><br>Here, Zophar is accusing Job of asserting that his beliefs and understanding of God are correct. In the cultural and historical context of the Ancient Near East, wisdom and understanding were highly valued, and claiming sound doctrine would imply a deep knowledge of divine matters. This reflects the broader theme in Job of human understanding versus divine wisdom, as seen in other wisdom literature like Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.<p><b>and I am pure in Your sight.’</b><br>Zophar suggests that Job has claimed personal purity and righteousness before God. This accusation touches on the central theme of the book: the question of why the righteous suffer. Job's insistence on his integrity is a key point of tension, as his friends believe suffering is a result of sin. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of righteousness before God, seen in figures like Noah and Abraham, and ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is described as pure and without sin in passages like <a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</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 figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Zophar is speaking, challenging Job's claims of innocence and understanding of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The backdrop of the dialogue, where Job has lost his wealth, children, and health, leading to deep discussions about the nature of suffering and righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>A series of speeches between Job and his friends, exploring themes of justice, suffering, and divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_doctrine.htm">Understanding True Doctrine</a></b><br>Job's claim of sound doctrine invites us to examine our own beliefs. Are they truly aligned with God's Word, or are they based on personal interpretation?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-perception_vs._divine_perception.htm">Self-Perception vs. Divine Perception</a></b><br>We must be cautious of self-righteousness. While we may see ourselves as pure, it is God who truly knows our hearts and motives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Role of Friends in Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Zophar's challenge to Job reminds us of the importance of having friends who can speak truth into our lives, even if it is uncomfortable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_suffering.htm">The Complexity of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's situation teaches us that suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. We should be careful not to judge others' circumstances too quickly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_wisdom.htm">Seeking God's Wisdom</a></b><br>In times of confusion and suffering, we should seek God's wisdom and understanding rather than relying solely on our own.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/pastor_education_requirements.htm">What education is needed to become a pastor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_tim_6_9-10_oppose_prosperity_gospel.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10 warns against the love of money, but does this align with interpretations that encourage 'prosperity gospel' teachings in some Christian circles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/job_1_16-19__natural_or_symbolic.htm">Job 1:16-19 - Are there natural or scientific explanations for the rapid succession of disasters that befell Job, or is this account purely symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_anyone_be_vindicated_before_god.htm">In Job 25:4, how can anyone be vindicated before God if even those closest to Him are considered unclean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Clean in thine eyes </span>is variously referred to God, to mortal men (<a href="/job/11-3.htm" title="Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?">Job 11:3</a>), and to Job himself (<a href="/job/32-1.htm" title="So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.">Job 32:1</a>). The first seems most to be preferred, for at all events Job had hypothetically spoken of himself as righteous before God (<a href="/job/10-15.htm" title="If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see you my affliction;">Job 10:15</a>). (Comp. <a href="/job/9-30.htm" title="If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;">Job 9:30</a>. &c.) Zophar, therefore, who professes superior wisdom, desires that God would show Job how far short he falls of it: that He would show him the hidden things, the secrets of wisdom; for sound wisdom is manifold: it has many aspects, and lies as it were fold over fold in unexpected complexities, defying the shallow and unscrutinising gaze; and were He to do this, Job would find out to his dismay that God still credited him part of the penalty due to him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure</span>. Job had certainly not said this in so many words. In fact, he had not spoken of his "doctrine" (<span class="hebrew">לקח</span>), nor had he called either his doctrine or his conduct absolutely pure (<span class="hebrew">ז</span>). But, no doubt, he had maintained, in a certain sense, his innocency; not, indeed, his entire freedom from sin or guilt, but his honest endeavour to serve God and lead a good life. This was the real point disputed between him and his "comforters;" they argued, from his sufferings, that he must be a "chief sinner;" he maintained, from the testimony of his conscience, that he was free from all heinous sins<span class="cmt_word">. And I am clean in thine eyes</span> (see above, <a href="/job/9-30.htm">Job 9:30</a>; <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-4.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">You have said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭תֹּאמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘My doctrine [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְחִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(liq·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3948.htm">Strong's 3948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something received, instruction, inveiglement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sound,</span><br /><span class="heb">זַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(zaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2134.htm">Strong's 2134: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pure, clean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I am</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pure</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1249.htm">Strong's 1249: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beloved, pure, empty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your sight.’</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:4 For you say 'My doctrine is pure (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/11-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 11:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 11:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>