Job 25:5
Behold, even the moon is not radiant, and the stars are not pure, in his sight.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
4Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?
6Is man much more than rottenness and the son of man much more than worms?
Cross References
Job 4:18Behold, those who serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he finds imperfection.
Job 14:1Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
Job 31:26if I gazed upon the sun when it shined and the moon advancing brightly,
Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon illuminate you. Instead, the Lord will be an everlasting light for you, and your God will be 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 →