Job 25:5
Look as far as the moon, and it is not clear, and, the stars, are not bright in his eyes!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 shall, a mortal, be just with GOD? Or how shall he be pure who is born of a woman?
6How much less a mortal who is a creeping thing? Or a son of the earth-born who is a worm?
Cross References
Job 4:18Lo! in his own servants, he trusteth not, and, his own messengers, he chargeth with error:
Job 14:1Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
Job 31:26If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along;
Isaiah 60:19Thou shalt no more have the sun, for light by day, neither for brightness, shall the moon, give light unto thee,—But Yahweh shall become thine age-abiding light, And thy God thine adorning:
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 →