Job 9:14
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
Job 9:14 in other translations
| BSB | How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him? |
|---|---|
| WEB | How much less will I answer him, and choose my words to argue with him? |
| ASV | How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him? |
| YLT | How much less do I--I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him? |
| DARBY | How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words to strive with him? |
| BBE | How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him? |
| Webster | How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? |
What does Job 9:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 9:14-21
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Job 9:14 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Job 9:14
- Job 11:4-5
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
- Job 4:19
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
- Job 9:3
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
- Job 23:7
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
- Job 23:4
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
- 1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
- Job 25:6
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
- Job 33:5
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Job 9:13
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
- Job 9:14
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
- Job 9:15
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
Job 9:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Cuánto menos le responderé yo, y hablaré con él palabras estudiadas? |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Combien moins lui répondrais-je, moi, et choisirais-je mes paroles avec lui! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wieviel weniger könnte ich ihm antworten, meine Worte wählen ihm gegenüber! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quantus ergo sum ego, ut respondeam ei, et loquar verbis meis cum eo? |