Job 33:10
in Job 33Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy;
KJV
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
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This verse in Job 33
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Behold, he findeth occasions against me - That is, God. This is not exactly the language of Job, though much that he had said had seemed to imply this. The idea is, that God sought opportunity to oppose him; that he was desirous to find in him some ground or reason for punishing him; that he wished to be hostile to him, and was narrowly on the watch to find an opportunity which would justify his bringing calamity upon him.
This site's exposition
Surely you have spoken in my hearing
on Job 33:8-12
“Surely you have spoken in my hearing” begins Elihu's quotation. He answers, “you are not right in this matter”, “for God is greater than man”. Wesley reads verse 12 as the thesis stated early, the argument still to come, and Henry notes the quotation is fair to Job's words.
This site's exposition
He counts me as His enemy
Barnes finds the first clause close to Job's meaning though never quite his words. The charge is that God searches for grounds to oppose him. Henry notes that Job had said outright, in chapter 13, that God counts him as His enemy.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XXIII · Written before 604.
proposed
I am clean, and without spot of sin, and there is no iniquity in me, because He hath found complaints in me, therefore He hath counted me as His enemy, He hath placed my feet in the stocks, He hath guarded all my ways. And in answer to these words which he said blessed Job had spoken, he immediately states his own opinion.
Second, he notes in his words that he accused God of unfair judgment. Unfair judgment usually proceeds from the hatred of the one judging, and as to this he recalls that Job had said, "Since he has found grievances in me, therefore he thought that …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
16, 17 , Dost thou not watch over my sin? He counteth me for his enemy; so he had expressly said, ch. xiii. 11 . " He putteth my feet in the stocks, that, as I cannot contend with him, so I may not be able to flee from him;" this he had said, ch. xiii.
And sickness, ver. 19- 30. He requests Job to answer him, or let him go on, ver. 31-33 Commentary on Chapter XXXIII 3. My words - I will not speak passionately or partially, but from a sincere desire to do thee good.
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The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הֵ֣ן | hen | here! | H2005 → | 316 times |
| תְּ֭נוּאוֹת | tenuot | occasions | H8569 → | |
| עָלַ֣י | ʾalai | on me | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִמְצָ֑א | yimtza' | he finds | H4672 → | 455 times |
| יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי | yachsheveni | he considers me | H2803 → | 124 times |
| לְאוֹיֵ֣ב | leoyev | to an enemy | H341 → | 282 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | of him |
הֵ֣ןhere!
henH2005 →316 times
תְּ֭נוּאוֹתoccasions
tenuotH8569 →
עָלַ֣יon me
ʾalaiH5921 →5755 times
יִמְצָ֑אhe finds
yimtza'H4672 →455 times
יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיhe considers me
yachsheveniH2803 →124 times
לְאוֹיֵ֣בto an enemy
leoyevH341 →282 times
לֽוֹ׃of him
lo
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
Job 34:5For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
it leads to
Through
Job 19:11His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
it leads to
Through
Job 31:35(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
it leads to
- Job 40:4–5
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
- Job 13:21–22
Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
- Job 23:3–7
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
- Job 38:1–3
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
- Job 40:4–5
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Job
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIII; 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.