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I could only plead for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whom, though I were righteous, <i>yet</i> would I not answer, <i>but</i> I would make supplication to my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to plead for the grace of my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For though I were righteous, I could not answer. I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent <i>and</i> Judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if I were in the right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if I were in the right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even though I am innocent, I can only beg for mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to mine adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even if I were right, I could not answer [him]. I would have to plead for mercy from my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Though I am innocent, all I can do is beg for mercy from God my judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even if I'm in the right, I cannot answer him. I can only appeal for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn't answer him. I would make petition to my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him. I would make supplication to my judge. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whom, though I were righteous, I do not answer, "" For my judgment I make supplication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Whom, if I was just, I shall not answer; I will make supplication to my judge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if I now have any justice, I will not respond, but will beseech my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even though I were right, I could not answer, but should rather beg for what was due me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If I am not justified I would not resist, but I would make supplication to my judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If I am not justified, I will not be heard, and to my Judge I shall make supplication<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to Him that contendeth with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For though I be righteous, he will not hearken to me: I will intreat his judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-15.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=1364" 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">14</span>How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him? <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">even if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: ṣā·ḏaq·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">I were right,</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.">I could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ’e·‘ĕ·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To answer, respond.">answer.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: lim·šō·p̄ə·ṭî (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- To judge, govern. ">I could only beg my Judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: ’eṯ·ḥan·nān (V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">for mercy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.…<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/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19-20</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. / Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13-14</a></span><br />But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ / I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<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="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23-24</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-9</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Micah 7:9</a></span><br />Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18-19</a></span><br />I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. / For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">1 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Philippians 3:9</a></span><br />and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3-4</a></span><br />If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? / But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33-34</a></span><br />Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.</p><p class="hdg">though</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15</a></b></br> If I be wicked, woe unto me; and <i>if</i> I be righteous, <i>yet</i> will I not lift up my head. <i>I am</i> full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">1 Corinthians 4:4</a></b></br> For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.</p><p class="hdg">I would</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-8.htm">Job 5:8</a></b></br> I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-5.htm">Job 8:5</a></b></br> If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2</a></b></br> I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.</p><p class="hdg">my judge</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-7.htm">Job 23:7</a></b></br> There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></b></br> Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed <i>himself</i> to him that judgeth righteously:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Accuser</a> <a href="/job/5-8.htm">Appeal</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Contendeth</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/esther/7-3.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Implore</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/ezra/7-25.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/8-3.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Request</a> <a href="/job/9-14.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/9-2.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/31-35.htm">Accuser</a> <a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">Appeal</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Contendeth</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Implore</a> <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/9-32.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Request</a> <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/job/9-16.htm">Wouldn't</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'; 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This reflects the broader theme of human limitations in understanding divine justice. Job's statement is set against the backdrop of his suffering and the accusations from his friends that his suffering must be due to sin. Theologically, this highlights the concept of God's sovereignty and the inscrutability of His ways, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding. Job's humility here prefigures the New Testament teaching on the need for grace, as seen in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, where all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.<p><b>I could only beg my Judge for mercy.</b><br>Job's reference to God as his "Judge" underscores the legal metaphor prevalent throughout the book, where Job sees himself as a defendant in a cosmic courtroom. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern context where legal disputes were common and judges held significant authority. The plea for mercy rather than justice is significant, as it points to the biblical theme of God's mercy triumphing over judgment, as echoed in <a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a>. This anticipates the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ as the ultimate mediator and advocate, who intercedes on behalf of humanity, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1</a>. Job's appeal for mercy foreshadows the grace offered through Christ, emphasizing the need for divine intervention in the face of human inadequacy.<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 unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Judge)</a></b><br>Referred to as the Judge in this verse, God is the ultimate authority and arbiter of justice. Job acknowledges God's supreme power and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's response to his immense suffering, which includes the loss of his children, wealth, and health. Job is wrestling with understanding his suffering in light of his righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_human_limitation.htm">Acknowledgment of Human Limitation</a></b><br>Job recognizes that even if he were right, he could not stand before God on his own merit. This teaches us the importance of humility and the acknowledgment of our limitations before a holy God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_god's_mercy.htm">The Necessity of God's Mercy</a></b><br>Job's plea for mercy underscores the essential nature of God's grace in our lives. We must continually seek God's mercy, understanding that it is not our righteousness but His grace that sustains us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_midst_of_suffering.htm">Faith in the Midst of Suffering</a></b><br>Despite his suffering, Job maintains his faith in God. This challenges us to trust in God's character and justice, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a></b><br>Job's desire for mercy points to the need for a mediator between humanity and God, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. This foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Christ as our advocate.<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_to_pray_effectively_for_others.htm">How can we effectively pray for others' needs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_22_12-14_align_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 22:12-14, Eliphaz suggests God may not see everything; how does this align with other scriptures asserting God's omniscience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Though I were righteous.</span>--He now puts the alternative case: that he were actually righteous; yet even then supplication, and not assertion, would best become him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer</span>. Even perfect righteousness, so far as possible in a creature, would not enable a non to stand up in controversy with him who "charges his angels with folly" (<a href="/job/4-18.htm">Job 4:18</a>); and, moreover, to such righteousness Job does not pretend (see <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20, 21</a>). <span class="cmt_word">But I would make supplication to my Judge</span>; rather, to <span class="accented">mine adversary</span> (see the Revised Version). Prayer is the only rightful attitude of even the best man before his Maker - prayer for mercy, prayer for <span class="accented">pardon</span> prayer for grace, prayer for advance in holiness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-15.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">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I were right,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָ֭דַקְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ḏaq·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common 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 /><br /><span class="word">I could not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</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">answer.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶעֱנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common 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">I could only beg my Judge</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(lim·šō·p̄ə·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for mercy.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḥan·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-15.htm">Job 9:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:15 Though I were righteous yet I wouldn't (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:16" /></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>