Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.

New American Standard Bible

“Why do you complain against Him
That He does not give an account of all His doings?

King James Version

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

Holman Bible

Why do you take Him to court
for not answering anything a person asks?

International Standard Version

Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you!

A Conservative Version

Why do thou strive against him because he does not give of any of his matters?

American Standard Version

Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

Amplified


“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.

Bible in Basic English

Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

Darby Translation

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

Julia Smith Translation

Wherefore didst thou contend against him? for he will not answer all his words.

King James 2000

Why do you strive against him? for he gives not account of any of his matters.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Why do you contend against him, that he will not answer all a person's words?

Modern King James verseion

Why do you fight against Him? For He does not give account for any of His matters.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Why dost thou then strive against him? Because he giveth thee no accounts of all his doings?

NET Bible

Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person's words?

New Heart English Bible

Why do you strive against him, because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?

Webster

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

World English Bible

Why do you strive against him, because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?

Youngs Literal Translation

Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Why dost thou strive
רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

12 Lo! in this, thou hast not been right - let me answer thee, For, GOD, is greater than, man. 13 Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond. 14 For, in one way, GOD may speak, - and, in a second way, one may not heed it: -

Cross References

Job 40:2

Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!

Isaiah 45:9

Alas for him who contendeth with his Fashioner, - A potsherd, should contend with the potsherds of the ground! Shall it be said by the clay, unto him that is fashioning it, What wouldst thou make? Or, thy work say, of thee, He hath no hands?

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things, belong unto Yahweh our God and, the things that are revealed, belong to us and to our children unto times age-abiding, that we may do all the words of this law.

Job 9:14

How much less that, I, should answer him, should choose my words with him?

Job 15:25-26

Because he had stretched out - against GOD - his hand, and, against the Almighty, had been wont to behave himself proudly;

Psalm 62:11

One thing, hath God spoken, Two things, there are which I have heard, That, power, belongeth unto God;

Isaiah 46:10

Declaring from the beginning, the latter end, And from olden time, that which had never been done, - Saying My purpose shall stand, and All my pleasure, will I perform;

Jeremiah 50:24

I laid a snare for thee yea and thou wast captured O Babylon, when, thou wast not aware, - Thou wast found out yea and taken, For with Yahweh, hadst thou contended.

Ezekiel 22:14

Can thy heart endure or can thy hands be strong in the days when I am dealing with thee? I. Yahweh have spoken and will perform.

Daniel 4:35

And, all the inhabitants of the earth, as nothing, are accounted, and, according to his own pleasure, dealeth he - with the army of the heavens, and the inhabitants of the earth, - and none there is who can smite upon his hand, or say to him, What hast thou done?

Matthew 20:15

Is it not allowed me to do, what I please, with my own? or is, thine eye, evil, because I good?

Acts 1:7

He said unto them - It is not yours to get to know times or seasons which the Father hath put in his own authority;

Acts 5:39

But, if it is, of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them: lest once, even fighters against God, ye be found.

Acts 9:4-5

And, falling unto the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him - Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting?

Romans 11:34

For who hath come to know the mind of the Lord? Or who hath become his counselor?

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or are we to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we mightier than he?

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