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How can one born of woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean <i>that is</i> born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure <i>who is</i> born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How then can mankind be righteous with God? Or how can <i>anyone</i> who is born of woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How then can mortal man be right with God? Or how can he be pure who is born of woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How then can man be justified <i>and</i> righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be pure <i>and</i> clean?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How can a person be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />How can anyone be innocent in the sight of God? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How then can man be just with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can anyone be righteous or pure in God's sight? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And what? Is man righteous with God? And what? Is he pure—born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And how shall man be justified with God? and how shall he born of woman be clean?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Can man be justified compared with God, or he that is born of a woman appear clean? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How can anyone be in the right against God, or how can any born of woman be innocent? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How then can man be justified with God? Or how can he be declared blameless, he who is born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And how can a son of man be justified by God, or how is one born of a woman righteous?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/25-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3836" 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/25.htm">Bildad: Man Cannot Be Righteous</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·mah- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ĕ·nō·wōš (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">then can a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: yiṣ·daq (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">be just</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·mah- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yə·lūḏ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">can one born</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">of woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/2135.htm" title="2135: yiz·keh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be clear, clean or pure. A primitive root; to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent.">be pure?</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,…<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/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<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/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20</a></span><br />Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.<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="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-25.htm">Matthew 19:25-26</a></span><br />When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” / Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Galatians 3:22</a></span><br />But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-3.htm">Ephesians 2:3</a></span><br />All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">1 Kings 8:46</a></span><br />When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?</p><p class="hdg">How then</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-17.htm">Job 4:17-19</a></b></br> Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a></b></br> What <i>is</i> man, that he should be clean? and <i>he which is</i> born of a woman, that he should be righteous? … </p><p class="hdg">how can</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3,4</a></b></br> And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></b></br> Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a></b></br> In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Born</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/job/25-3.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/job/16-17.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/23-7.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/23-7.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-21.htm">Born</a> <a href="/job/25-5.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/job/25-5.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Job 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/25-1.htm">Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before God</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/25.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/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How then can a man be just before God?</b><br>This question reflects the central theme of human righteousness in relation to divine holiness. In the context of the Book of Job, Bildad the Shuhite is speaking, emphasizing the vast gap between God's perfection and human imperfection. The question echoes the broader biblical narrative of humanity's struggle with sin, as seen in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, which states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The concept of being "just" or righteous before God is foundational in Scripture, pointing to the need for divine intervention, ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who provides justification by faith (<a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5:1</a>).<p><b>How can one born of woman be pure?</b><br>This phrase underscores the inherent impurity and sinfulness of humanity due to the Fall, as described in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>. The reference to being "born of woman" highlights the natural human condition, emphasizing that all people inherit a sinful nature from birth (<a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a>). The question of purity is central to the biblical narrative, as purity is required to stand in the presence of a holy God. This need for purity is addressed through the sacrificial system in the Old Testament, which foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, being born of a woman (<a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4</a>) yet without sin, provides the means for believers to be made pure and righteous before God (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad_the_shuhite.htm">Bildad the Shuhite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad is speaking, emphasizing the greatness of God and the insignificance of man.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the book, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whose justice and purity are beyond human comprehension.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man</a></b><br>Refers to humanity in general, highlighting human frailty and sinfulness in contrast to God's holiness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens.htm">The Heavens</a></b><br>Often used in the book of Job to illustrate God's majesty and the vastness of His creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitation_and_sinfulness.htm">Human Limitation and Sinfulness</a></b><br>Recognize our inherent sinfulness and inability to achieve purity on our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a></b><br>Understand the vast difference between God's holiness and human imperfection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_a_mediator.htm">The Need for a Mediator</a></b><br>Acknowledge the necessity of Jesus Christ as our mediator who bridges the gap between sinful humanity and a holy God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith.htm">The Role of Faith</a></b><br>Emphasize that righteousness before God is attained through faith in Jesus Christ, not through human efforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_humility.htm">Living in Humility</a></b><br>Encourage a humble approach to life, recognizing our dependence on God's grace and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_anyone_be_vindicated_before_god.htm">In Job 25:4, how can anyone be vindicated before God if even those closest to Him are considered unclean? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_25_and_romans_3_22_align.htm">How do these verses in Job 25 reconcile with other biblical texts that affirm human worth and righteousness through faith (e.g., Romans 3:22)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_28_25_align_with_divine_weather.htm">How does Job 28:25's statement about God 'weighing the wind' square with earlier biblical passages that treat weather as solely divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_4_17_declare_humans_unjust.htm">In Job 4:17, how can humans be declared unjust by default if the text elsewhere affirms God's love and mercy toward humanity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How then can man be justified with God?</span> If God's creatures have no brightness of their own, and, when they shine, shine only with a reflected radiance, then certainly can no man be justified by his own merits. "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>). Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman! (comp. <a href="/job/14-4.htm">Job 14:4</a>, "Who shall bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one;" and the comment <span class="accented">ad loc.</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/25-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַה־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then can a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱנ֣וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·nō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be just</span><br /><span class="heb">יִּצְדַּ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·daq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine 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">before</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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">God?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַה־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can one born</span><br /><span class="heb">יְל֣וּד</span> <span class="translit">(yə·lūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of woman</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be pure?</span><br /><span class="heb">יִּ֝זְכֶּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·keh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2135.htm">Strong's 2135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be translucent, to be innocent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/25-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 25:4 How then can man be just (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/25-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 25:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 25:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/25-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 25:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 25:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>