the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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THE MESSAGE
Job 9:12
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If he snatches something, who can stop him?Who can ask him, “What are you doing?”
Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? Who will ask him, 'What are you doing?'
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back? Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
If he snatches something away, no one can stop him or say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
"Behold, He snatches away; who can restrain or turn Him back? Who will say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
"If He were to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? Who will ask him, 'What are you doing?'
Behold, when he taketh a pray, who can make him to restore it? who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?
Were He to snatch away, who could turn Him back?Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?'
If He snatches away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, 'What are You doing?'
And if he grabs something, who can stop him or raise a question?
If he kills [people], who will ask why? Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
If he takes something away, no one can stop him. No one can say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
Behold, if he will destroy, who can resist him? Who can say to him, What doest thou?
He takes what he wants, and no one can stop him; no one dares ask him, "What are you doing?"
If he would snatch away, who could turn him? Who could say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
Behold, He takes away; who can turn Him back? Who will say to Him, What are You doing?
Yf he be haisty to take eny thinge awaye, who wil make him restore it agayne? Who wil saye vnto him: what doest thou?
Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?
Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say vnto him, What doest thou?
If he be hastie to take away, who wil make him restore it? or who will say vnto hym, what doest thou?
If he would take away, who shall turn him back? or who shall say to him, What hast thou done?
Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
If he axith sodeynli, who schal answere to hym? ethir who may seie to hym, Whi doist thou so?
Look, he seizes [the prey], who can hinder him? Who will say to him, What are you doing?
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say to him, What doest thou?
If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, "What are You doing?'
If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him? Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?'
If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?'
He snatches away; who can stop him? Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?'
Lo! he snatcheth away, who can bring it back? Who shall say unto him, What wouldst thou do?
If he examine on a sudden, who shall answer him? or who can say: Why dost thou so?
Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? Who will say to him, 'What doest thou'?
Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'
"Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he taketh: Job 23:13, Job 34:29, Daniel 4:35, Ephesians 1:11
hinder him: Heb. turn him away, Job 11:10
What: Job 33:13, Isaiah 45:9, Jeremiah 18:6, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 20:15, Romans 9:18-20, Romans 11:34
Reciprocal: Judges 20:25 - destroyed 2 Samuel 16:10 - Who shall Job 10:15 - righteous Job 12:14 - he breaketh Job 34:33 - Should Ecclesiastes 7:13 - who Isaiah 14:27 - his Isaiah 43:13 - I will work Jeremiah 48:30 - his lies shall not so effect it Acts 11:17 - what Romans 9:19 - Why doth
Cross-References
And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I've set up between me and everything living on the Earth."
Noah lived another 350 years following the flood. He lived a total of 950 years. And he died.
God spoke to Moses, saying, "Consecrate every firstborn to me— the first one to come from the womb among the Israelites, whether person or animal, is mine." Moses said to the people, "Always remember this day. This is the day when you came out of Egypt from a house of slavery. God brought you out of here with a powerful hand. Don't eat any raised bread. "You are leaving in the spring month of Abib. When God brings you into the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he promised to your fathers to give you, a land lavish with milk and honey, you are to observe this service during this month: "You are to eat unraised bread for seven days; on the seventh day there is a festival celebration to God . "Only unraised bread is to be eaten for seven days. There is not to be a trace of anything fermented—no yeast anywhere. "Tell your child on that day: ‘This is because of what God did for me when I came out of Egypt.' "The day of observance will be like a sign on your hand, a memorial between your eyes, and the teaching of God in your mouth. It was with a powerful hand that God brought you out of Egypt. Follow these instructions at the set time, year after year after year. "When God brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he promised you and your fathers, and turns it over to you, you are to set aside the first birth out of every womb to God . Every first birth from your livestock belongs to God . You can redeem every first birth of a donkey if you want to by substituting a lamb; if you decide not to redeem it, you must break its neck. "Redeem every firstborn child among your sons. When the time comes and your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?' you tell him, ‘ God brought us out of Egypt, out of a house of slavery, with a powerful hand. When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, God killed every firstborn in Egypt, the firstborn of both humans and animals. That's why I make a sacrifice for every first male birth from the womb to God and redeem every firstborn son.' The observance functions like a sign on your hands or a symbol on the middle of your forehead: God brought us out of Egypt with a powerful hand."
"Now promise me by God . I showed you mercy; now show my family mercy. And give me some tangible proof, a guarantee of life for my father and mother, my brothers and sisters—everyone connected with my family. Save our souls from death!"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, he taketh away,.... There are some things God never takes away from his people; he never takes away his love from them, he always rests in that towards them, let them be in what condition they will; he never takes away his grace from them, when once bestowed on them, or wrought in them; he never takes away his special gifts of grace, particularly the unspeakable gift of his son Christ Jesus, which is that good part, when chosen, which shall not be taken away; nor any of the spiritual blessings wherewith they are blessed in Christ; these are irreversible and irrevocable: but temporal blessings he takes away at pleasure; so he had taken away the children, the servants of Job, his substance, wealth, and riches, and also his bodily health, to which he may have a particular respect; yea, when it pleases him, he takes a man out of the world, as the Targum and Gersom interpret it:
who can hinder him? he does what he pleases in heaven and earth; his will is irresistible, his power is uncontrollable; there is no turning his mind, nor staying his hand, nor turning it back; when he works, none can let or hinder. Mr. Broughton translates it, "who shall make him restore?" l if a man takes away what he has no right to, he may be obliged by law to restore it; but whatever God takes away he has a right unto, be it relations and friends, health or wealth; if he pleases he can restore, and does; and as he did to Job, to whom he after gave twice as much as he had before; but then he is not obliged to do it, none can force him to it:
who will say unto him, what doest thou? not one that knows what God is, or that knows himself a creature of his; no person will choose or dare to ask what God does, or why he does this and not another thing, or why this in the manner he does it; for he gives no account of his matters to the sons of men, nor is he obliged to it, and it would be insolent in them to require it, see Job 33:13; this expresses his sovereignty.
l So Beza, Pagninus, Montanus, Bolducius, Junius & Tremellius, Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Behold, he taketh away - Property, friends, or life.
Who can hinder him? - Margin, turn him away. Or, rather, âwho shall cause him to restore?â that is, who can bring back what he takes away? He is so mighty, that what he removes, it is impossible for us to recover.
Who will say unto him, What doest thou? - A similar expression occurs in Daniel 4:35. The meaning is plain. God has a right to remove any thing which we possess. Our friends, property, health, and lives, are his gift, and he has a right to them all. When he takes them away, he is but taking that which is his own, and which has been lent to us for a little time, and which he has a right to remove when it seems good to him. This truth Job fully admits, and in the calm contemplation of all his losses and his sorrows, he acknowledges that God had a right to do as he had done; see note, Job 1:21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 9:12. He taketh away — He never gives, but he is ever lending: and while the gift is useful or is improved, he permits it to remain; but when it becomes useless or is misused, he recalls it.
Who can hinder him? — Literally, Who can cause him to restore it?
What doest thou? — He is supreme, and will give account of none of his matters. He is infinitely wise, and cannot mistake. He is infinitely kind, and can do nothing cruel. He is infinitely good, and can do nothing wrong. No one, therefore, should question either his motives or his operations.
