Job 25:4

What does Job 25:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 25:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure--born of a woman?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Can man be justified compared with God, or he that is born of a woman appear clean?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And how should man be just withGod? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?

Context

v.3Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?

v.4This passage

v.5Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

  • Job 15:14

    What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

  • Psalms 51:5

    Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

  • Job 9:2

    Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

  • Psalms 130:3

    If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

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