Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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?

The Emphasized Bible

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

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 Behold, this thou wert not just: I will answer thee, for God will be great above man. 13 Wherefore didst thou contend against him? for he will not answer all his words. 14 For God will speak at once, and at a second time, and he shall not regard it.

Cross References

Job 40:2

Shall he contending with the Almighty, instruct? he reproving God shall answer it

Isaiah 45:9

Wo to him striving with him forming him! the potsherd with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him forming it, What wilt thou make? and thy work, No hands to it?

Deuteronomy 29:29

Hidden things to Jehovah our God: and uncovered things to us and to our sons to forever, to do all the words of this law.

Job 9:14

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

Job 15:25-26

For he stretched forth his hand against God, and he will strengthen himself against the Almighty.

Psalm 62:11

Once God spake; twice I heard this; that strength is to God.

Isaiah 46:10

Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:

Jeremiah 50:24

I laid snares for thee and also thou wert taken, O Babel, and thou knewest not: thou wert found and thou wert also taken, for thou didst contend against Jehovah.

Ezekiel 22:14

Will thy heart stand, or will thine hands be strong for the day which I do with thee? I Jehovah spoke, and I

Daniel 4:35

And all the generations of the earth being reckoned as nothing: and doing according to his station in the army of the heavens, and the generations of the earth: and there is none that shall strike upon his hand, and say to him, What didst thou?

Matthew 20:15

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my things? Or is thine eye evil because I am good

Acts 1:7

And he said to them, It is not yours to know the times and occasions, which the Father fixed in his own power.

Acts 5:39

And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God.

Acts 9:4-5

And having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why drivest thou me out?

Romans 11:34

For who knew the mind of the Lord? or who was his counsel?

1 Corinthians 10:22

Do we emulate the Lord? are we stronger than he?

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