Job 33:6
Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
In Context
5If you can, answer me, and oppose me to my face.
7So, truly, do not let my wonders terrify you, and do not let my eloquence be burdensome to you.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Genesis 30:2Jacob, being angry, responded to her, “Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of the fruit of your womb?”
Job 4:19How much more will those who live in houses of clay, which have an earthly foundation, be consumed like the moth?
Job 10:9Remember, I ask you, that you have fashioned me like clay, and you will reduce me to dust.
Job 13:12Your remembrance will be compared to ashes, and your necks will be reduced to clay.
Job 23:3Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?
Matthew Henry on Job 33:2-8
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the… Read the whole commentary →