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?
KJV
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?
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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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
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 1:7And 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 14:30Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
2 Corinthians 4:4In 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 5:8Be 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.
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 1:26And 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 2:18And 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 3:1Now 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 3:13And 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 3:14And 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 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. blood: Heb. bloods
Genesis 6:7And 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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