Job 9:3,32 - Compare All Versions

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Though they wished to dispute with him, they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.

“He is not a mere mortal like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in court.

If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together.

If someone wanted to take God to court, would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

“God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.

If one wanted to take   him to court, he could not answer God  once in a thousand times.

For he is not a man like me, that I can answer him,  that we can take each other to court.

If he will contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, And we should come together in judgment.

If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

“For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together.

Job continued by saying: “So what’s new? I know all this. The question is, ‘How can mere mortals get right with God?’ If we wanted to bring our case before him, what chance would we have? Not one in a thousand! God’s wisdom is so deep, God’s power so immense, who could take him on and come out in one piece? He moves mountains before they know what’s happened, flips them on their heads on a whim. He gives the earth a good shaking up, rocks it down to its very foundations. He tells the sun, ‘Don’t shine,’ and it doesn’t; he pulls the blinds on the stars. All by himself he stretches out the heavens and strides on the waves of the sea. He designed the Big Dipper and Orion, the Pleiades and Alpha Centauri. We’ll never comprehend all the great things he does; his miracle-surprises can’t be counted. Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don’t see him; quietly but surely he’s active, and I miss it. If he steals you blind, who can stop him? Who’s going to say, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ God doesn’t hold back on his anger; even dragon-bred monsters cringe before him.

“God and I are not equals; I can’t bring a case against him. We’ll never enter a courtroom as peers. How I wish we had an arbitrator to step in and let me get on with life— To break God’s death grip on me, to free me from this terror so I could breathe again. Then I’d speak up and state my case boldly. As things stand, there is no way I can do it.”

“If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

“For He is not a man, as I am, that I may answer Him— That we may go to court together!

“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him, That we may go to court and judgment together.

If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment.