Job 9:19
If we speak of strength, lo, he is mighty! And if of justice, Who, saith he, will summon me?
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
In Context
18He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Cross References
Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—
Job 31:35Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me) And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
Job 36:17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold on thee.
Psalms 62:11God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 10:22Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Matthew Henry on Job 9:15-22
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall… Read the whole commentary →