Job 37:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Job 37:19 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 37:19 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 12:3But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
- Job 13:3Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
- Job 13:6Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
- Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- Job 28:20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
- Job 38:2“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
- Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
- Job 42:3You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
- Psalms 73:16When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
- Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
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