Job 9:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.”
Job 9:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 9:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 9:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 9:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If he is pleased to contend with him, he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.”
Job 9:3 — World English Bible
Job 9:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. ”
Job 9:3 — American Standard Version
Job 9:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If he delight to strive with Him--He doth not answer him one of a thousand.”
Job 9:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 9:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand. ”
Job 9:3 — Darby Translation
Job 9:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If I would dispute with him, hee could not answere him one thing of a thousand.”
Job 9:3 — Geneva Bible
Job 9:3 in Context — Job 9
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.
What Does Job 9:3 Mean?
Job 9:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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