Job 9 New American Standard Bible

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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“If<MH518> one wished<MH2654a> to dispute<MH7378> with Him, <t><p class="indent1">He could not answer<MH6030a> Him once<MH259> in a thousand<MH505> <i>times.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Wise<MH2450> in heart<MH3824> and mighty<MH533> in strength<MH3581b>, <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>defied<MH7185, 413> Him <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>without<MH7999a> harm<MH7999a>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“<i>It is God</i> who removes<MH6275> the mountains<MH2022>, and they do not know<MH3045> <i>how,</i> <t><p class="indent1">When<MH834> He overturns<MH2015> them in His anger<MH639>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“<i>It is He</i> who shakes<MH7264> the earth<MH776> from its place<MH4725>, <t><p class="indent1">And its pillars<MH5982> tremble<MH6426>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Who commands<MH559> the sun<MH2775a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>not to shine<MH2224>, <t><p class="indent1">And puts<MH2856> a<MH2856> seal<MH2856> on the stars<MH3556>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Who alone<MH905> stretches<MH5186> out<MH5186> the heavens<MH8064>, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>tramples<MH1869> down<MH1869> the waves<MH1116> of the sea<MH3220>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Who makes<MH6213a> the Bear<MH5906>, Orion<MH3685>, and the Pleiades<MH3598>, <t><p class="indent1">And the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>constellations<MH2315> of the south<MH8486>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“<i>It is He</i> who does<MH6213a> great<MH1419> things<MH1419>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>the unfathomable<MH2714, 369, 5704>, <t><p class="indent1">And wondrous<MH6381> works<MH6381> without<MH5704, 369> number<MH4557>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“If<MH2005> He were to pass<MH5674a> by me, I would not see<MH7200> <i>Him;</i> <t><p class="indent1">Were He to move<MH2498> past<MH2498> <i>me,</i> I would not perceive<MH995> Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“If<MH2005> He were to snatch<MH2862> away<MH2862>, who<MH4310> could restrain<MH7725> Him? <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> could say<MH559> to Him, ‘What<MH4100> are You doing<MH6213a>?’ <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“God<MH433> will not turn<MH7725> back<MH7725> His anger<MH639>; <t><p class="indent1">Beneath<MH8478> Him the helpers<MH5826> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>Rahab<MH7293> cower<MH7817>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“How<MH637> then<MH637, 3588> can I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>answer<MH6030a> Him, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> choose<MH977> my words<MH1697> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>before<MH5973> Him? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“For though<MH518> I were<MH6663> right<MH6663>, I could not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>answer<MH6030a>; <t><p class="indent1">I would have to implore<MH2603a> the mercy<MH2603a> of my Judge<MH8199>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“If<MH518> I called<MH7121> and He answered<MH6030a> me, <t><p class="indent1">I could not believe<MH539> that He was listening<MH238> to my voice<MH6963>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“For He bruises<MH7779> me with a storm<MH8183> <t><p class="indent1">And multiplies<MH7235a> my wounds<MH6482> without<MH2600> cause<MH2600>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“He will not allow<MH5414> me to get<MH7725> my breath<MH7307>, <t><p class="indent1">But He saturates<MH7646> me with bitterness<MH4472>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“If<MH518> <i>it is a matter</i> of power<MH3581b>, behold<MH2009>, <i>He is</i> the strong<MH533> one<MH533>! <t><p class="indent1">And if<MH518> <i>it is a matter</i> of justice<MH4941>, who<MH4310> can summon<MH3259> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Him? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Though<MH518> I am<MH6663> righteous<MH6663>, my mouth<MH6310> will condemn<MH7561> me; <t><p class="indent1">Though I am guiltless<MH8535>, He will declare<MH6140> me guilty<MH6140>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“I am guiltless<MH8535>; <t><p class="indent1">I do not take<MH3045> notice<MH3045> of myself<MH5315>; <t><p class="indent1">I reject<MH3988a> my life<MH2425b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“It is <i>all</i> one<MH259>; therefore<MH5921, 3651> I say<MH559>, <t><p class="indent1">‘He destroys<MH3615> the guiltless<MH8535> and the wicked<MH7563>.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“If<MH518> the whip<MH7752> kills<MH4191> suddenly<MH6597>, <t><p class="indent1">He mocks<MH3932> the despair<MH4531a> of the innocent<MH5355a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“The earth<MH776> is handed<MH5414, 3027> over<MH5414> to the wicked<MH7563>; <t><p class="indent1">He covers<MH3680> the faces<MH6440> of its judges<MH8199>. <t><p class="indent1">If<MH518> <i>it is</i> not <i>He,</i> then<MH645> who<MH4310> is it? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“Now my days<MH3117> are<MH7043> swifter<MH7043> than<MH4480> a runner<MH7323>; <t><p class="indent1">They flee<MH1272> away<MH1272>, they see<MH7200> no<MH3808> good<MH2899b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“They slip<MH2498> by<MH2498> like<MH5973> reed<MH16> boats<MH591>, <t><p class="indent1">Like an eagle<MH5404> that swoops<MH2907> on <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>its prey<MH400>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Though<MH518> I say<MH559>, ‘I will forget<MH7911> my complaint<MH7879>, <t><p class="indent1">I will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>put<MH5800b> my face<MH6440> in<MH5800b> order<MH5800b> and be<MH1082> cheerful<MH1082>,’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>I am afraid<MH3025> of all<MH3605> my pains<MH6094>, <t><p class="indent1">I know<MH3045> that You will not acquit<MH5352> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“I am<MH7561> guilty<MH7561>, <t><p class="indent1">Why<MH4100> then<MH2088> should I struggle<MH3021> in vain<MH1892>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“If<MH518> I washed<MH7364> myself with snow<MH7950>, <t><p class="indent1">And cleansed<MH2141> my hands<MH3709> with lye<MH1253a>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then<MH227> You would plunge<MH2881> me into the pit<MH7845>, <t><p class="indent1">And my own clothes<MH8008> would loathe<MH8581> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>“For <i>He is</i> not a man<MH376>, as I am, that I may answer<MH6030a> Him— <t><p class="indent1">That we may go<MH935> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>court<MH4941> together<MH3164a>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“There<MH3426> is<MH3426> no<MH3808> arbitrator<MH3198> between<MH996> us, <t><p class="indent1">Who can place<MH7896> his hand<MH3027> upon us both<MH8147>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>“Let Him remove<MH5493> His rod<MH7626> from me, <t><p class="indent1">And let not the dread<MH367> of Him terrify<MH1204> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>“<i>Then</i> I would speak<MH1696> and not fear<MH3372a> Him; <t><p class="indent1">But I am not like<MH3651> that in myself.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>stiffened his neck against</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>and remained safe</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>and it does not shine</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>treads upon the heights of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>chambers</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>until there is no searching out</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>plead my case</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>with</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>plead my case</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> As in LXX; Heb <i>me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>food</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> I.e., improve the look<br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>judgment</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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