Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

King James Version

If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

Holman Bible

If He passes by and throws someone in prison
or convenes a court, who can stop Him?

International Standard Version

"If he bypasses, or imprisons, or convenes a court, who can stop him?

A Conservative Version

If he passes through, and shuts up, and all to judgment, then who can hinder him?

American Standard Version

If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

Amplified


“If God passes by or arrests,
Or calls an assembly [of judgment], who can restrain Him?
[If He is against a man, who can call Him to account for it?]

Bible in Basic English

If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

Darby Translation

If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?

Julia Smith Translation

If he shall pass on, and shut up, and gather together, who shall turn him back.

King James 2000

If he cuts off, and shuts up, or gathers together, then who can hinder him?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"If he passes through and imprisons someone {and summons the assembly}, then who can hinder him?

Modern King James verseion

If He passes through and shuts up, or gathers together, then who can turn Him back?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Though he turn all things upside down, close them in, or thrust them together, who dare check him therefore?

NET Bible

If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?

New Heart English Bible

If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?

The Emphasized Bible

If he sweep on, or shut up, or call together, Who then shall hinder him?

Webster

If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

World English Bible

If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?

Youngs Literal Translation

If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If he cut off
חלף 
Chalaph 
Usage: 28

and shut up
סגר 
Cagar 
Usage: 93

קהל 
Qahal 
Usage: 38

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

Context Readings

God Can Do As He Pleases

9 The measure of it is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. 10 “If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
11 For he knows the vain men; and he sees the iniquity; will he not then understand it?

Cross References

Job 9:12-13

Behold, he shall take away, who can cause him to restore? Who shall say unto him, What doest thou?

Job 12:14

Behold, he shall break down, and it shall not be built again; he shall shut up a man, and no one shall be able to open unto him.

Revelation 3:7

And to the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write; These things, saith he that is Holy and True, he who has the key of David, who opens and no one shuts and shuts, and no one opens;

Deuteronomy 32:30

How could one chase a thousand and two put ten thousands to flight if their strong One had not sold them, and the LORD had not delivered them up?

Job 5:18

For he makes sore, and binds up; he wounds, and his hands make whole.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has hardened himself against him and remained in peace?

Job 34:29

When he gives rest, who then can make trouble? If he hides his face, who then can behold him? This applies to a nation and the same to a man,

Job 38:8

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

Psalm 31:8

and hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a wide place.

Isaiah 41:27

I am the first that has taught these things unto Zion, and unto Jerusalem I brought the news.

Daniel 4:35

and all the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing; and in the army of heaven and in the inhabitants of the earth, he does according to his will; nor is there anyone who can interfere with his hand and say unto him, What doest thou?

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