Job 9:2
What does Job 9:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 9:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?
KJV
King James Version · 1611I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Truly I have known that <FI>it is<Fi> so, And what--is man righteous with God?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Indeed I know it is so, and that man cannot be justified, compared with God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just withGod?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 25:4
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Job 4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
- Job 32:2
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
- Romans 3:20
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
- Psalms 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
- Psalms 130:3
If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
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