Job 9:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"God is wise in heart and mighty in power. Who could oppose him and win?(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

ASV:

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

BBE:

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

DBY:

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?

ERV:

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?

JPS:

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?

WBS:

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

WEB:

God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

YLT:

Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

Job 9:4 Cross References

XREF:

2 Chronicles 13:12 "Now behold, God is with us at our head and His priests with the signal trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the LORD God of your fathers, for you will not succeed."

Job 9:19 "If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

Job 11:6 And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity.

Job 12:13 "With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding.

Job 23:6 "Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.

Job 28:23 "God understands its way, And He knows its place.

Job 38:36 "Who has put wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?

Job 38:37 "Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens,

Proverbs 29:1 A man who hardens his neck after much reproof Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

9:4 He - He is infinitely wise, and searcheth all mens hearts and ways, and discovers a multitude of sins which mens short sighted - eyes cannot see; and therefore can charge them with innumerable evils, where they thought themselves innocent, and sees far more malignity than men could discern in their sins. Mighty - So that whether men contend with God by wisdom or by strength: God will be conqueror. Hardened himself - Obstinately contended with him. The devil promised himself that Job in the day of his affliction, would curse and speak ill of God. But instead of that, he sets himself to honour God, and speak highly of him. As ill pained as he is, and as much as he is taken up with his own miseries, when he has occasion to mention the wisdom and power of God, he forgets his complaints and expatiates with a flood of eloquence on that glorious subject.

MHC:

9:1-13 In this answer Job declared that he did not doubt the justice of God, when he denied himself to be a hypocrite; for how should man be just with God? Before him he pleaded guilty of sins more than could be counted; and if God should contend with him in judgment, he could not justify one out of a thousand, of all the thoughts, words, and actions of his life; therefore he deserved worse than all his present sufferings. When Job mentions the wisdom and power of God, he forgets his complaints. We are unfit to judge of God's proceedings, because we know not what he does, or what he designs. God acts with power which no creature can resist. Those who think they have strength enough to help others, will not be able to help themselves against it.

CONC:

Defied Face Hardened Harm Heart Mighty Peace Power Profound Prospered Resisted Strength Strong Succeeded Unscathed Vast Wise

Defied Face Good Great Hard Hardened Harm Heart Mighty Peace Power Profound Prospered Resisted Strength Strong Succeeded Unscathed Vast Wisdom Wise

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