Job 7:17 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

ASV:

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

BBE:

What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,

DBY:

What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

ERV:

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him,

JPS:

What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, and that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,

WBS:

What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?

WEB:

What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,

YLT:

What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?

Job 7:17 Cross References

XREF:

Job 22:2 "Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?

Psalm 8:4 What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?

Psalm 144:3 O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him?

Hebrews 2:6 But one has testified somewhere, saying, "WHAT IS MAN, THAT YOU REMEMBER HIM? OR THE SON OF MAN, THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

7:17 What [is] man, that thou {m} shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
(m) Seeing that man of himself is so vile, why do you give him that honour to contend against him? Job uses all kinds of persuasion with God, that he might stay his hand.

WES:

7:17 What, and c. - What is there in that poor, mean, creature called man, miserable man, as this word signifies, which can induce thee to take any notice of him, or to make such account of him? Man is not worthy of thy favour, and he is below thy anger; that thou shouldest concern thyself so much about him, as one near and dear to thee?

MHC:

7:17-21 Job reasons with God concerning his dealings with man. But in the midst of this discourse, Job seems to have lifted up his thoughts to God with some faith and hope. Observe the concern he is in about his sins. The best men have to complain of sin; and the better they are, the more they will complain of it. God is the Preserver of our lives, and the Saviour of the souls of all that believe; but probably Job meant the Observer of men, whose eyes are upon the ways and hearts of all men. We can hide nothing from Him; let us plead guilty before his throne of grace, that we may not be condemned at his judgment-seat. Job maintained, against his friends, that he was not a hypocrite, not a wicked man, yet he owns to his God, that he had sinned. The best must so acknowledge, before the Lord. He seriously inquires how he might be at peace with God, and earnestly begs forgiveness of his sins. He means more than the removing of his outward trouble, and is earnest for the return of God's favour. Wherever the Lord removes the guilt of sin, he breaks the power of sin. To strengthen his prayer for pardon, Job pleads the prospect he had of dying quickly. If my sins be not pardoned while I live, I am lost and undone for ever. How wretched is sinful man without a knowledge of the Saviour!

CONC:

Attention Concerned Fixed Heart Magnify Makest Mind Settest Shouldest Shouldst

Attention Concerned Fixed Great Heart Magnify Makest Mind Settest Shouldest Shouldst

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