Job 9:12
Lo! he snatcheth away, who can bring it back? Who shall say unto him, What wouldst thou do?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
In Context
11Lo! he cometh upon me, yet can I not see him, Yea he passeth on, yet can I not discern him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:10But the king said, What have I in common with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? thus, he curseth, because, Yahweh, hath said unto him—Curse David. Who then can say, Why hast thou done thus?
Job 11:10If he sweep on, or shut up, or call together, Who then shall hinder him?
Job 33:13Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.
Isaiah 45:9Alas for him who contendeth with his Fashioner,—A potsherd, [should contend] with the potsherds of the ground! Shall it be said by the clay, unto him that is fashioning it, What wouldst thou make? Or, thy work say, of thee, He hath no hands?
Daniel 4:32And, from among men, are they going to drive, thee, forth, and, with the wild beast of the field, shall be thy dwelling, grass—like oxen, will they suffer, thee, to eat, and, seven seasons, shall pass over thee,—until that thou come to know that the Most High, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, to whomsoever he pleaseth, he giveth it.
Matthew 11:26Yea, O Father! That, so, it hath become, a delight, before thee.
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 →