Job 40:2
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
Job 33:13
“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.
Job 9:3
“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Job 3:11-12
“Why did I not die at birth,
Come forth from the womb and expire?
Job 3:20
“Why is the light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter in soul,
Job 3:23
“Why is the light of day given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?
Job 7:12
“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?
Job 7:19-21
“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me],
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
Job 9:17-18
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
Job 9:32-35
“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.
Job 10:3-7
‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,
To despise and reject the work of Your hands,
And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 10:14-17
‘If I sin, then You would take note and observe me,
And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
Job 13:21-27
Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
Job 14:16-17
“But now You number [each of] my steps;
You do not observe nor take note of my sin.
Job 16:11-21
“God hands me over to
And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.
Job 19:6-11
Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown me
And has closed His net around me.
Job 27:2
“As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice,
And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul,
Job 30:21
“You have become harsh and cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
Whatever exists has already been named [long ago], and it is known what [a frail being] man is; for he cannot dispute with Him who is mightier than he.
Isaiah 40:14
With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him?
Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
Isaiah 45:9-11
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
Isaiah 50:8
He who declares Me in the right is near;
Who will [dare to] contend with Me?
Let us stand up to each other;
Who is My adversary?
Let him approach Me.
Ezekiel 18:2
“What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel,
But the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
Matthew 20:11
Romans 9:19-23
You will say to me then, “Why does He still blame me [for sinning]? For who [including myself] has [ever] resisted His will and purpose?”
Romans 11:34-36
For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?
1 Corinthians 2:16
For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purposes].
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Instruct
He that reproveth
General references
Bible References
Shall
“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?
He who declares Me in the right is near;
Who will [dare to] contend with Me?
Let us stand up to each other;
Who is My adversary?
Let him approach Me.
Instruct
With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him?
Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
He that reproveth
“Why did I not die at birth,
Come forth from the womb and expire?
“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?
“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,
To despise and reject the work of Your hands,
And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?
Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
“But now You number [each of] my steps;
You do not observe nor take note of my sin.
“God hands me over to
And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.
Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown me
And has closed His net around me.
“As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice,
And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul,
“You have become harsh and cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me.
But the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
General references
“But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips [to speak] against you,