Job 9:13
God will not very easily stop being angry; he defeated [MTY] those who tried to help Rahab, the great sea monster.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
In Context
14“So, if God took me to court, what could I say [MTY] to answer him?
Cross References
Job 40:9Are you as powerful [MTY] as I am? Can your voice sound as loud as thunder, as mine can?
Isaiah 5:25That is why Yahweh is extremely angry with his people; it is as though his hand is raised and he is ready to smash them. When he does that, the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
Isaiah 31:2Yahweh is very wise, but he also causes people to experience disaster! And when he decides to do that, he does not change his mind! He will strike/punish the wicked people and all those who help them.
James 4:6It is because he is kind to us and he wants very much to help us. That is why ◄someone said/ King Solomon wrote► in the Scriptures, “God opposes those who are proud, but he helps those who are humble.”
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 →