Job 25:5
Lo — unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.
Young's Literal Translation
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
4And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure — born of a woman?
6How much less man — a grub, And the son of man — a worm!
Cross References
Job 4:18Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'
Job 14:1Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
Job 31:26If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,
Isaiah 60:19To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.
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 →