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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220He is not a mere mortal like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For <i>he is</i> not a man, as I <i>am, that</i> I should answer him, <i>and</i> we should come together in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For <i>He is</i> not a man, as I <i>am,</i> <i>That</i> I may answer Him, <i>And that</i> we should go to court together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For <i>He is</i> not a man, as I am, that I may answer Him— That we may go to court together!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For <i>He is</i> not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For <i>He is</i> not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court <i>for judgment</i> together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him, That we may go to court <i>and</i> judgment together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he is not a man like me, that I can answer him, that we can take each other to court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God isn't a mere human like me. I can't put him on trial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A human like me cannot answer God, 'Let's take our case to court.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If God were human, I could answer him; we could go to court to decide our quarrel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He's not a man like me, so that I can answer him, or that we can enter into litigation with one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But if a man like myself—I answer Him, "" We come together into judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For not a man as I; I shall answer him, we shall come together in judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I shall not answer a man that is like myself: nor one that may be heard with me equally in judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For even I would not answer a man who were like myself, nor one who could be heard with me equally in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he is not a man like myself, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he is not a mortal, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For God is not a man as I am, that I might answer him. and that we should come together for trial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he is not a man like me that I would give him an answer, and we would enter as one to judgment<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, That we should come together in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-32.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=1471" 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/9.htm">Job: How Can I Argue with God?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- To answer, respond.">that I can answer Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: nā·ḇō·w (Adv) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">that we can take</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">each other</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: bam·miš·pāṭ (Prep, Art:: N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">to court.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.…<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="/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="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-24</a></span><br />“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob. / “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:10</a></span><br />Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<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="/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="/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="/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="/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/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19</a></span><br />Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.<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="/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="/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="/psalms/100-3.htm">Psalm 100:3</a></span><br />Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.</p><p class="hdg">not a man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-12.htm">Job 33:12</a></b></br> Behold, <i>in</i> this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/35-5.htm">Job 35:5-7</a></b></br> Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds <i>which</i> are higher than thou… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><p class="hdg">we should</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18-23</a></b></br> Behold now, I have ordered <i>my</i> cause; I know that I shall be justified… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-3.htm">Job 23:3-7</a></b></br> Oh that I knew where I might find him! <i>that</i> I might come <i>even</i> to his seat! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></b></br> And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">Confront</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Court</a> <a href="/job/9-15.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/9-22.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Trial</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-31.htm">Confront</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Court</a> <a href="/job/9-33.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Trial</a><div class="vheading2">Job 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm">Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions</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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For He is not a man like me</b><br>This phrase highlights the transcendence and otherness of God compared to humanity. Job acknowledges the vast difference between the divine nature and human nature. In biblical context, this reflects the consistent theme of God's holiness and separateness from creation, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are higher than those of humans. Theologically, it underscores the Creator-creature distinction, emphasizing that God is not subject to human limitations or weaknesses.<p><b>that I can answer Him</b><br>Job expresses his inability to respond to God on equal terms. This reflects the human condition of limited understanding and power in contrast to God's omniscience and omnipotence. In the broader narrative of Job, this sentiment is echoed in God's speeches later in the book (Job 38-41), where God questions Job, highlighting Job's limited knowledge. This phrase also points to the need for humility before God, recognizing that human wisdom is insufficient to fully comprehend divine purposes.<p><b>that we can take each other to court</b><br>The imagery of a legal dispute suggests a desire for a mediator or arbiter between Job and God. In ancient Near Eastern culture, legal proceedings were a common way to resolve disputes, but Job recognizes that such a process is impossible with God due to His supreme authority. This longing for a mediator foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). The concept of divine justice and the human quest for understanding it is a central theme in the book of Job, reflecting the struggle to reconcile suffering with faith in a just God.<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, known for his immense suffering and his quest to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who is sovereign and beyond human comprehension. In this verse, Job acknowledges the vast difference between himself and God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the concept of a divine court is implied. Job wishes for a mediator to stand between him and God, highlighting the judicial imagery.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transcendence_of_god.htm">The Transcendence of God</a></b><br>Job's statement highlights the vast difference between God and humans. We must recognize and respect God's sovereignty and wisdom, which surpass our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_a_mediator.htm">The Need for a Mediator</a></b><br>Job's desire for a mediator foreshadows the role of Jesus Christ. As Christians, we can find comfort in knowing that Jesus bridges the gap between us and God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_our_relationship_with_god.htm">Humility in Our Relationship with God</a></b><br>Acknowledging that we cannot contend with God on equal terms should lead us to approach Him with humility and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand our circumstances, we can trust that God's justice and righteousness prevail, as He sees the bigger picture beyond our limited perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a></b><br>In times of suffering and confusion, maintaining faith in God's character and promises is crucial, as demonstrated by Job's perseverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_2_1-6_show_god's_goodness.htm">How can God's conversation with Satan, suggesting further suffering, be reconciled with the Bible's portrayal of God's goodness? (Job 2:1-6)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_satan_test_job.htm">Job 1:12 - How can a benevolent God allow Satan to inflict suffering on a blameless man as part of a wager?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._32_8_align_with_ancient_texts.htm">In Deuteronomy 32:8, how do we reconcile the phrase 'sons of God' or 'sons of Israel' with other ancient texts, and why do historical records not clarify this discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_35_9_imply_unanswered_cries.htm">Why does Job 35:9 imply people cry out but receive no answer, contradicting verses elsewhere describing divine rescue?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32, 33) <span class= "bld">For he is not a man, as I am . . .</span>--Is not that confession, if we believe that such a daysman as Job longed for has been given, itself a witness that it came from God, and was given by God? The light that has shined upon us was shining then in the heart of Job, and shines for ever in the pages of his book. Job felt, as he had been taught to feel, that in himself there not only was no hope, but no possibility of justification with God, unless there should be an umpire and impartial mediator, who could make the cause of both his own, and reconcile and unite the two in himself. It is useless to inquire what other particular form the aspiration of Job may have taken, or how far he understood and meant what he said; but here are his words, and this is what they must mean, and it is for us to adore the wisdom by which they were taught accurately to correspond with what we know has been given to us by God. We know that a daysman has laid his hand upon us both; and while we see that this is what Job wanted, we cannot but see more plainly that this is what we want. It is to be observed that this word daysman, or judge, is immediately connected with the Scripture phrase, "the <span class= "ital">day </span>of the Lord," and St. Paul's words, "the <span class= "ital">day </span>shall declare it" (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm" title="Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.">1Corinthians 3:13</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; and we should come together in judgment</span> (comp. vers. 2-14). On one of two conditions only, Job thinks, could the contest be even between himself and God. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> If God, divesting himself of all his Divine attributes, became man; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> if some thirdsman could be found, some umpire or arbitrator, to preside over the contest, and decide it. Neither condition, however, was (he thought) possible; and therefore no satisfactory judgment could take place. Recent commentators observe that the Christian scheme, which Job could not anticipate, provides almost a literal fulfilment of both conditions, since the God who is to judge us is "true Man," and is also a Mediator, or "Thirds-man," between us and the offended Father, with authority to make the final decision, 'the Father having committed all judgment unto the Son "(<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22</a>), and" given him authority to execute judgment also'" for the very reason that he is "the Son of man" (<a href="/john/5-27.htm">John 5:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-32.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like me,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּמֹ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(kā·mō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that I can answer Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that we can take</span><br /><span class="heb">נָב֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each other</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to court.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition, Article | Noun - masculine 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-32.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:32 For he is not a man as (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:33" /></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>