Job 25:4

For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? 1 Or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

In Context

3For let none think that there is a respite for robbers: 1 And upon whom will there not come a snare from him? 1

5If he gives an order to the moon, then it shines not; 1 And the stars are not pure before him. 1

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Cross References

Job 4:17What, shall a mortal be pure before the Lord? 1 Or a man be blameless in regard to his works? 1

Job 9:2I know of a truth that it is so: 1 For how shall a mortal man be just before the Lord? 1

Job 14:3Hast thou not taken account even of him, 1 And caused him to enter into judgment before thee? 1

Psalms 51:5Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; 1 Unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause. 1

Psalms 143:2My mercy, and my refuge; 1 My helper, and my deliverer; 1 My protector, in whom I have trusted; 1 Who subdues my people under me. 1

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 →

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