Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Shall a reprover contend with the Almighty? He who reproves God, let him answer it.
New American Standard Bible
Let him who
King James Version
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Holman Bible
Let him who argues with God give an answer.
International Standard Version
"Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God's accuser answer."
American Standard Version
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
Amplified
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
Bible in Basic English
Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
Darby Translation
Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.
Julia Smith Translation
Shall he contending with the Almighty, instruct? he reproving God shall answer it
King James 2000
Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Can he that striveth with the Almighty be at rest? Should not he which disputeth with God, give him an answer?"
NET Bible
"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"
New Heart English Bible
"Shall he who argues contend with Shaddai? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
The Emphasized Bible
Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
Webster
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
World English Bible
"Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
Youngs Literal Translation
Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.
Interlinear
Yakach
Word Count of 19 Translations in Job 40:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
I Am The Lord All-Powerful
1 And Jehovah answered Job and said, 2 Shall a reprover contend with the Almighty? He who reproves God, let him answer it. 3 And Job answered Jehovah and said,
Names
Cross References
Job 33:13
Why do you fight against Him? For He does not give account for any of His matters.
Job 9:3
If he will argue with Him, he cannot answer Him one of a thousand.
Job 3:11-12
Why did I not die from the womb, come from the womb and expire?
Job 3:20
Why is light given to one who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
Job 3:23
To a man whose way is hidden, God has made a hedge about him.
Job 7:12
Am I like the sea, or a whale, that You set a watch over me?
Job 7:19-21
Until when will You look away from me, nor let me alone until I swallow down my spittle?
Job 9:17-18
He who breaks me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause;
Job 9:32-35
For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment;
Job 10:3-7
Is it good to You that You should press down, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and shine on the counsel of the wicked?
Job 10:14-17
If I sin, then You mark me, and You will not acquit me from my iniquity.
Job 13:21-27
Withdraw Your hand far from me, and let not Your fear make me afraid.
Job 14:16-17
For now You number my steps; do You not watch over my sin?
Job 16:11-21
God has delivered me to the perverse; and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
Job 19:6-11
know now that God has overthrown me, and His net has closed on me.
Job 27:2
As God lives, He has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty has made my soul bitter.
Job 30:21
You changed to be cruel to me; with Your mighty hand You assault me.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which has been is named already, and it is known that he is man. And he is not able to contend with Him who is mightier than he.
Isaiah 40:14
With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him and taught Him in the path of judgment, and taught Him knowledge, and made known the way of understanding to Him?
Isaiah 45:9-11
Woe to him who fights with the One who formed him, a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to its former, What are you making? Or your work, He has no hands?
Isaiah 50:8
He is near who justifies Me; who will contend with Me? Let us stand together; who is master of My judgment? Let him come near Me.
Ezekiel 18:2
What is it to you that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the sons are dull?
Matthew 20:11
And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,
Romans 9:19-23
You will then say to me, Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His will?
Romans 11:34-36
For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor?
1 Corinthians 2:16
For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:22
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?