Job 15:25
in Job 15For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
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ASV
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
KJV
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
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This verse in Job 15
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For he stretcheth out his hand against God - The hand is stretched out for battle. It wields the spear or the sword against an enemy. The idea here is, that the wicked man makes God an adversary. He does not contend with his fellow-man, with fate, with the elements, with evil angels, but with God. His opponent is an Almighty Being, and he cannot prevail against him; compare the notes at Isa 27:4. And strengtheneth himself - As an army does that throws up a rampart, or constructs a fortification.
This site's exposition
he has stretched out his hand against God
on Job 15:25-28
The poem pictures the wicked man's arrogance as an assault on God, "rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield". Gill takes the "ruined cities" and "abandoned houses" of verse 28 as the wicked man's future dwelling, ruin overtaking the prosperity his fat face described.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
He next shows why the tyrannical, evil man goes astray in such great unhappiness caused by fear saying, "For truly he extended his hand against God," by acting against God, "and he fortified himself against the Almighty," i.e. because he used the power given him …
Ver. 25, 26. For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and is strengthened against the Almighty; He runneth upon Him with erected neck, and he is armed with a stout neck.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This applies to the audacious impiety of some sinners who are really haters of God ( Rom. i. 30 ), and whose carnal mind is not only an enemy to him, but enmity itself, Rom. viii. But, alas! the sinner's malice is as impotent as it is impudent; what can he do?
11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? 12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? 14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
For - Now he gives the reason of all the fore-mentioned calamities, which was his great wickedness. Against God - He sinned against God with an high hand.
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For he stretched out his hand against God,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He stretcheth out his hand against God - While in power he thought himself supreme. He not only did not acknowledge God, by whom kings reign, but stretched out his hand - used his power, not to protect, but to oppress those over whom he had supreme rule; and thus strengthened himself against the Almighty.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נָטָ֣ה | natah | he has stretched out | H5186 → | 214 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֵ֣ל | ʾel | God | H410 → | 241 times |
| יָד֑וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veelosha- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שַׁ֝דַּ֗י | shadai | [the] Almighty | H7706 → | 48 times |
| יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ | yitgabar | he behaves proudly | H1396 → | 25 times |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
נָטָ֣הhe has stretched out
natahH5186 →214 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֵ֣לGod
ʾelH410 →241 times
יָד֑וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
וְאֶל־and to
veelosha-H413 →5510 times
שַׁ֝דַּ֗י[the] Almighty
shadaiH7706 →48 times
יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃he behaves proudly
yitgabarH1396 →25 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised…
it leads to
- Job 12:10
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
- Job 12:10
Through
Psalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8
As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release…
- Jeremiah 17:5
Through
Psalms 73:9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
it leads to
- Revelation 13:6
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
- Revelation 13:6
Through
1 Samuel 6:6Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people on their way as they departed?
it leads to
- Exodus 14:17
And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.
- Exodus 7:13
Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 8:15
When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 14:17
Through
Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
it leads to
- Job 36:5
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
- Job 36:5
About Job
This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Job; Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XII; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.