Parallel Verses

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?

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?]

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 Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea. 10 If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose? 11 For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.

Cross References

Job 9:12-13

If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

Job 12:14

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

Revelation 3:7

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one.

Deuteronomy 32:30

How would it be possible for one to overcome a thousand, and two to send ten thousand in flight, if their rock had not let them go, if the Lord had not given them up?

Job 5:18

For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Job 34:29

...

Job 38:8

Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place;

Psalm 31:8

And you have not given me into the hand of my hater; you have put my feet in a wide place.

Isaiah 41:27

I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.

Daniel 4:35

And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

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