Job 40:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.””
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““Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 40:2 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 3:11Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
- Job 3:20Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
- Job 3:23Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
- Job 7:12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
- Job 7:19Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
- Job 9:3If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
- Job 9:17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
- Job 9:32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
- Job 10:3Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
- Job 10:14If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
- Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
- Job 14:16For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
- Job 16:11God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
- Job 19:6then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
- Job 27:2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
- Job 30:21You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand.
- Job 33:13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
- Job 38:3Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
- Ecclesiastes 6:10Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
- Isaiah 40:14Whom 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?
- Isaiah 45:9Woe 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’?
- Isaiah 50:8The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
- Ezekiel 18:2“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
- Matthew 20:11On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).