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 Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. 10 “If He passes by or shuts up,
Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
11 He recognizes deceitful men. When he sees evil, does he not take note?



Cross References

Job 9:12-13

He takes away and who can hinder God? Who can say to God: 'What are you doing?'

Job 12:14

What he tears down cannot be rebuilt. The man he imprisons cannot be released.

Revelation 3:7

To the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: He says these things. He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens.

Deuteronomy 32:30

Why were a thousand defeated by one? Why ten thousand by only two? Jehovah their God abandoned them! Their mighty God gave them up.

Job 5:18

God inflicts wounds and he bandages. He strikes but his hands make you well.

Job 9:4

God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?

Job 34:29

If God decided to do nothing at all, no one could criticize him. If he hid his face (refused to assist), we would be helpless.

Job 38:8

Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb?

Psalm 31:8

You have not handed me over to the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

Isaiah 41:27

I was the first to tell Zion: Look, here they are! I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are considered as nothing. He does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth. None can stop him, or say to him: 'What do you do?'

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