Job 40:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 40:8

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God’s Challenge to Job

6 ^aThen the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

7 “Now¹^a prepare yourself like a man;
^bI will question you, and you shall answer Me:

8 “Would^a you indeed annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

9 Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with ^aa voice like His?

10 ^aThen adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.

11 Disperse the rage of your wrath;
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

12 Look on everyone who is ^aproud, and bring him low;
Tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together,
Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

Verse Comparison: Job 40:8

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American Standard Version
Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

Amplified® Bible
Will you also annul (set aside and render void) My judgment? Will you condemn Me [your God], that you may [appear] righteous {and} justified?

Contemporary English Version
Are you trying to prove that you are innocent by accusing me of injustice?

Darby English Version
Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

Good News Bible
Are you trying to prove that I am unjust--- to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

King James Version
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

New American Standard Bible
"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

New International Version
"Would you discredit my justice?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

New King James Version
“ Would you indeed annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may feel justified?

Revised Standard Version
Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified?

Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

New English Translation
Would you indeed annul¹ my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

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