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Job 9:4

He is wise of heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and escaped unscathed?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

In Context

3If he were desirous to enter into a contest with him, he could not give him one answer out of a thousand.

5[He it is] who removeth mountains, and they know it not, yea, when he overturneth them in his anger;

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Cross References

Exodus 9:14For at this time I send all my plagues against thy heart, and against thy servants, and against thy people; in order that thou mayest know that there is none like me on all the earth.

Exodus 14:17And I, behold, I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get myself honor on Pharaoh, and on all his host, on his chariots, and on his horsemen.

2 Chronicles 13:12And, behold, with us at our head, is the [true] God, with his priests with trumpets for blowing the alarm, to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the Lord the God of your fathers; for ye will not prosper.

Job 6:10Then would this be still my comfort; yea, I would rejoice in my pain while be would not spare: that I have not gainsaid the commands of the Holy One.—

Job 11:6And that he would declare unto thee the secrets of wisdom; for it is double to that which is really in our possession: and thou wouldst experience that God overlooketh unto thee much of thy iniquity.

Job 15:13That thou shouldst turn against God thy spirit, and utter [such] words out of thy mouth?

Matthew Henry on Job 9:2-14

Job's Reply to Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? 5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth… Read the whole commentary →

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