Job 9:14 “How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?”

Job 9:14

How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

World English Bible

How much less will I answer him, and choose my words to argue with him?

American Standard Version

How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

Geneva Bible 1599

Howe much lesse shall I answere him? or howe should I finde out my words with him?

Darby Translation

How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?

Young's Literal Translation

How much less do I — I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

Bible in Basic English

How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

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Cross references

“How much”

Job 4:19 Job 25:6 1 Kings 8:27

Job 4:19 · BSB

how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!

Job 25:6 · BSB

how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

1 Kings 8:27 · BSB

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

“shall I”

Job 11:4 Job 11:5

Job 11:4 · BSB

You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’

Job 11:5 · BSB

But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,

“choose”

Job 23:4 Job 23:7 Job 33:5

Job 23:4 · BSB

I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

Job 23:7 · BSB

Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Job 33:5 · BSB

Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.

Also

Job 9:3

Job 9:3 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.

15For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

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