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Will you bring them before you for judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature and demand an accounting from me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You also open Your eyes on him And bring him into judgment with Yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You also open Your eyes on him And bring him into judgment with Yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thou also dost open Thine eyes on him, And bring him into judgment with Thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You also open Your eyes on him And bring me into judgment with Yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You also open Your eyes upon him And bring him into judgment with Yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you really take notice of one like this? Will you bring me into judgment against you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do You really take notice of one like this? Will You bring me into judgment against You? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so, I ask you, God, why pick on me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You observe this and call me to account to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Will you even look at me, God, or put me on trial and judge me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, have you opened your eyes on one like this— to bring me into a legal fight with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And dost thou open thy eyes upon such one, and bring me into judgment with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Also—on this You have opened Your eyes, and bring me into judgment with You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Also -- on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also upon this one didst thou open thine eyes? and wilt thou bring Me into judgment with thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And do you consider it fitting to look down with your eyes on someone in this way and to lead him into judgment with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Upon such a one will you set your eyes, bringing me into judgment before you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you fix your eyes on such a one? Do you bring me into judgment with you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring him into judgment with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also on this one you opened your eyes, and will you bring him into judgment with you?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-3.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=2108" 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/14.htm">Job Laments the Finality of Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: pā·qaḥ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">Do You open</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-ms:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">to one like this?</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Will You bring him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ḇə·miš·pāṭ (Prep:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">into judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">You?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!…<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="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a></span><br />what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a></span><br />O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6</a></span><br />But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17-18</a></span><br />What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him, / that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a></span><br />You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-7</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a></span><br />I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:11</a></span><br />Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-6</a></span><br />You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— / in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></span><br />My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22</a></span><br />Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-47.htm">1 Corinthians 15:47-49</a></span><br />The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. / As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. / And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And does you open your eyes on such an one, and bring me into judgment with you?</p><p class="hdg">And dost</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17,18</a></b></br> What <i>is</i> man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-25.htm">Job 13:25</a></b></br> Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3</a></b></br> LORD, what <i>is</i> man, that thou takest knowledge of him! <i>or</i> the son of man, that thou makest account of him!</p><p class="hdg">bringest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-19.htm">Job 9:19,20,32</a></b></br> If <i>I speak</i> of strength, lo, <i>he is</i> strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time <i>to plead</i>? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-27.htm">Job 13:27</a></b></br> Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.</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="/job/13-1.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/13-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/8-3.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Purpose</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/16-20.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/31-1.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/job/19-7.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Purpose</a><div class="vheading2">Job 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-7.htm">He waits for his change</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-16.htm">By sin the creature is subject to corruption</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/14.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/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do You open Your eyes to one like this?</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's lament about the human condition and his perception of God's scrutiny. In the context of Job's suffering, he questions why God would focus His attention on frail and flawed humanity. This echoes <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a>, where David marvels at God's mindfulness of man. The rhetorical question suggests Job's feeling of insignificance and vulnerability under divine observation. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief in a deity's omniscience and involvement in human affairs. Theologically, it raises questions about God's justice and mercy, themes central to the book of Job.<p><b>Will You bring him into judgment before You?</b><br>Here, Job questions the fairness of divine judgment on a being as fragile as man. This reflects the broader theme of theodicy in the book, where Job grapples with understanding God's justice amidst his suffering. The phrase suggests a courtroom setting, common in biblical literature, where God is the judge. This connects to passages like <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a>, which speaks of God bringing every deed into judgment. It also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ as the ultimate judge and advocate, as seen in <a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 and 1</a> <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1</a>, providing a type of Christ who intercedes for humanity.<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 God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who is sovereign over all creation. In the context of Job, God is the one whom Job is addressing, questioning His attention to human frailty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The divine evaluation of human actions. In this verse, Job is pondering why God would scrutinize and judge a being as insignificant as a human.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_frailty_and_divine_attention.htm">Human Frailty and Divine Attention</a></b><br>Job's question highlights the tension between human insignificance and God's attentive care. Despite our frailty, God is deeply involved in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>Job's concern about being judged by God reminds us of the reality that all will stand before God. This should lead us to live with a sense of accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament is a reminder that God's ways are higher than ours. In times of suffering, we are called to trust in His sovereign plan, even when we do not understand.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_honest_prayer.htm">The Value of Honest Prayer</a></b><br>Job's candid dialogue with God encourages believers to bring their honest questions and struggles before the Lord, trusting in His understanding and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_18_align_with_wicked_unpunished.htm">How can Job 18's portrayal of swift divine retribution be reconciled with real-world cases where the wicked seem to escape judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_ride_a_white_horse_in_revelation.htm">Is Jesus depicted riding a white horse in Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_greedy_exploiters_thrive_unpunished.htm">If Job 20:19-20 suggests a direct correlation between greed and swift downfall, why do some wealthy exploiters seem to thrive indefinitely without facing apparent divine retribution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_david_innocent_in_psalm_17_3.htm">How can David claim innocence in Psalm 17:3 if the Bible elsewhere teaches that all humans are sinful (Romans 3:23)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one?</span> Is it compatible with God's greatness, unchangeableness, and majesty to take any notice of so poor, weak, and unstable a creature as mortal man? The question has been often asked, and answered by many in the negative, as by the Epicureans of old. Job does not really entertain any doubt upon the point; but only intends to express his wonder that it should be so (comp. <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a>, and above, <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And bringest me into judgment with thee?</span> Especially astonishing is it, Job says, that God should condescend to try, pass judgment on, and punish so weak, worthless, and transitory a creature as himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-3.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">Do You open</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּקַ֣חְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·qaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6491.htm">Strong's 6491: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, to be observant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">to one like this?</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֭ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Will You bring him</span><br /><span class="heb">תָבִ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<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">into judgment</span><br /><span class="heb">בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | 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 /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You?</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:3 Do you open your eyes on such (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:4" /></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>