Parallel Verses
NET Bible
For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment.
New American Standard Bible
That we may go to
King James Version
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
Holman Bible
that we can take each other to court.
International Standard Version
He's not a man like me, so that I can answer him, or that we can enter into litigation with one another.
A Conservative Version
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.
American Standard Version
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.
Amplified
“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.
Bible in Basic English
For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.
Darby Translation
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
For not a man as I; I shall answer him, we shall come together in judgment
King James 2000
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in trial.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"For [he is] not a mortal like me [that] I can answer him, [that] {we can come to trial together}.
Modern King James verseion
For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For he that I must give answer unto, and with whom I go to law, is not a man as I am.
New Heart English Bible
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
For he is not a man like myself, whom I might answer, nor could we come together into judgment:
Webster
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
World English Bible
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.
Youngs Literal Translation
But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:32
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Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
31 then you plunge me into a slimy pit and my own clothes abhor me. 32 For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment. 33 Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 6:10
Whatever has happened was foreordained, and what happens to a person was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate because God is more powerful than he is.
Romans 9:20
But who indeed are you -- a mere human being -- to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, "Why have you made me like this?"
Psalm 143:2
Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
Job 13:18-23
See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right.
Job 23:3-7
O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!
Job 33:12
Now in this, you are not right -- I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.
Job 35:5-7
Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!
Isaiah 45:9
One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"
Jeremiah 49:19
"A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.
1 John 3:20
that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.