Job 25:5
Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;
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In The King James Version
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
In Context
4How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?
6How much less man, who is a worm, and the son of man, who is a worm!”
Cross References
Job 4:18Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.
Job 14:1“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
Job 31:26if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
Isaiah 60:19The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
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 →