Parallel Verses

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

“If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain 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 thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

Cross References

Job 9:12-13

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

Job 12:14

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Revelation 3:7

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

Deuteronomy 32:30

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

Job 5:18

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

Job 34:29

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

Job 38:8

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake 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 large room.

Isaiah 41:27

The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

Daniel 4:35

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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