Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
I knew that so the truth: and how shall man be just with God?
New American Standard Bible
But how can a
King James Version
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
Holman Bible
but how can a person be justified before God?
International Standard Version
"Indeed, I'm fully aware that this is so, but how can a person become right with God?
A Conservative Version
Of a truth I know that it is so. But how can man be just with God?
American Standard Version
Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?
Amplified
“Yes, I know it is true.
But how can a mortal man be right before God?
Bible in Basic English
Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?
Darby Translation
Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?
King James 2000
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just before God?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Truly I know that [it is] so, but how can a human being be just before God?
Modern King James verseion
Truly I know it is so, but how can man be just with God?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"I know it is so of a truth: for how may a man, compared unto God, be justified?
NET Bible
"Truly, I know that this is so. But how can a human be just before God?
New Heart English Bible
"Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?
The Emphasized Bible
Of a truth, I know that so it is, But how can a mortal be just with GOD?
Webster
I know it to be so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
World English Bible
"Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?
Youngs Literal Translation
Truly I have known that it is so, And what -- is man righteous with God?
Themes
Justification » Of self, impossible
Justification before God » Under the law » Man cannot attain to
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
1 And Job will answer and say, 2 I knew that so the truth: and how shall man be just with God? 3 If he shall desire to contend with him, he shall not answer him one from a thousand.
Names
Cross References
Job 4:17
Shall a man be just above God? If a man shall be pure above him making him?
Job 25:4
And how shall man be justified with God? and how shall he born of woman be clean?
Psalm 143:2
And thou wilt not come into judgment with thy servant, for all living shall not be justified before thee.
Romans 3:20
Therefore from the works of the law shall no flesh be justified before him: for by the law the knowledge of sin.
1 Kings 8:46
For they will sin against thee (for no man which will not sin) and thou wert angry with them and gave them before the enemy, and they carried them away their captives to the land of the enemy, far off or near;
Job 14:3-4
Also upon this one didst thou open thine eyes? and wilt thou bring Me into judgment with thee?
Job 32:2
And the anger of Elihu will kindle, son of Barachel the Buzite, from the family of Ram: against Job was, his anger kindled, for his justifying his soul above God.
Job 33:9
I am clean without transgression; I am fair, and no iniquity to me.
Job 34:5
For Job said, I was just: and God removed my judgment
Psalm 130:3
If thou, Jehovah, shalt watch iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand?