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Job 33:12

Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

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ASV

Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.

KJV

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֶן־hen-here!H2005 →
זֹ֣אתzotthisH2063 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
צָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.tayou are in [the] rightH6663 →
אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaI will answer youH6030 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יִרְבֶּ֥הyir.Behhe is greatH7235 →
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haGodH433 →
מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃me.'e.No.oshmore than a humanH582 →

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1 John 3:20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?Job 36:5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.Job 32:17I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.Job 35:4I will reply to you and to your friends as well.Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?Job 36:22–23Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?Job 35:2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”Romans 9:19–21One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”Job 34:10–12Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”Job 34:17–19Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,Jeremiah 18:6“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.Job 34:23For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.Job 40:8–9Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?Job 1:22In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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