Job 25:5
See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
In Context
6How much less man who is an insect, and the son of man who is a worm!
Cross References
Job 4:18Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
Job 14:1As for man, the son of woman, his days are short and full of trouble.
Job 31:26If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,
Isaiah 60:19The sun will not be your light by day, and the moon will no longer be bright for you by night: but the Lord will be to you an eternal light, and your God your glory.
Matthew Henry on Job 25:2-6
God Exalted and Man Abased. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? Bildad is to be commended here… Read the whole commentary →