Job 9:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 9:2

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “Truly I know it is so,
But how can a ^aman be ^brighteous before God?

3 If one wished to¹ contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

4 ^aGod is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;

6 He ^ashakes the earth out of its place,
And its ^bpillars tremble;

7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;

8 ^aHe alone spreads out the heavens,
And¹ treads on the waves of the sea;

9 ^aHe made¹ the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;

10 ^aHe does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.

11 ^aIf He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

12 ^aIf He takes away,¹ who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

Verse Comparison: Job 9:2

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

Amplified® Bible
Yes, I know it is true. But how can mortal man be right before God?

Contemporary English Version
What you say is true. No human is innocent in the sight of God.

Darby English Version
Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with ùGod?

Good News Bible
(SEE 9:1)

King James Version
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

New American Standard Bible
"In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?

New International Version
"Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can a mortal be righteous before God?

New King James Version
"Truly I know it is so,
But how can a man be righteous before God?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"In truth I know that this proves true; But how can a man appear righteous before God?

Revised Standard Version
"Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be just before God?

Young's Literal Translation
Truly I have known that `it is' so, And what -- is man righteous with God?

New English Translation
“Truly,¹ I know that this is so. But how² can a human³ be just before⁴ God?⁵