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Job 9:12

9:11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? hinder: Heb. turn him away?

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Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

Behold, he takes away, who can hinder him? who will say to him, What do you?

9:13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. proud: Heb. helpers of pride, or, strength

What does Job 9:12 mean?

Job 9:12 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָתַף (châthaph), שׁוּב (shûwb), אָמַר (ʼâmar). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Behold,
he
taketh
away,חָתַףchâthaph/khaw-thaf'/H2862to clutch
who
can
hinderשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
him?
who
will
sayאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
unto
him,
What
doestעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thou?
hinder:
Heb.
turn
him
away?

Commentary on Job 9:12

HENRY_FULL · Job 9:12
iv We left Job honourably acquitted upon a fair trial between God and Satan concerning him. Satan had leave to touch, to touch and take, all he had, and was confident that he would then curse God to his face; but, on the contrary, he blessed him, and so he was proved an honest man and Satan a false accuser. Now, one would have thought, this would be conclusive, and that Job would never have his reputation called in question again; but Job is known to be armour of proof, and therefore is here set up for a mark, and brought upon his trial, a second time. I. Satan moves for another trial, which should touch his bone and his flesh, ver. 1-5 . II. God, for holy ends, permits it, ver. 6 . III. Satan smites him with a very painful and loathsome disease, ver. 7, 8 . IV. His wife tempts him to curse God, but he resists the temptation, ver. 9, 10 . V. His friends come to condole with him and to comfort him, ver. 11-13 . And in this that good man is set forth for an example of suffering affliction and of patience. Satan Again Permit

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 16:8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Job 1:7

And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

John 14:30

Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 9:12.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 4:10

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. blood: Heb. bloods

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Frequently asked questions

What does Job 9:12 say?

Job 9:12 (King James Version) reads: "Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? hinder: Heb. turn him away?"

Is Job 9:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 9:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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