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Job 9:12 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Job 9:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 9 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? hinder: Heb. turn him away?”
Job 9:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:12
Job acknowledges divine sovereignty: 'Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?' The verb 'taketh away' (chathaph, חָתַף) means to seize or snatch away violently. 'Hinder' (shub, שׁוּב) means to turn back or restrain. Job declares God's absolute sovereignty—none can resist His will or demand accountability. The rhetorical questions expect negative answers: no one can hinder God or question His actions.Job's confession mirrors Romans 9:20: 'who art thou that repliest against God?' Yet the contexts differ: Paul celebrates sovereign grace in salvation, wh...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:12
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“'What are you making?' or your work”
“or confines”
“and who can oppose him? What his soul desires”
“who then can condemn? When he hides his face”
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”
“and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand”
“because I am good?'”
“can't I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold”
“because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?”
“Father”