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Job 9:29 Cross-References
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“If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?”
Job 9:29 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:29
If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? (אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָע, anokhi ersha lamah-zeh hevel iga)—Job's logic is devastating: if God has already condemned me as wicked (rasha, רָשָׁע), why should I continue striving for righteousness? The phrase 'labour I in vain' uses hevel (הֶבֶל, 'vanity' or 'breath') from Ecclesiastes—meaningless, futile effort. The verb 'labour' (yaga, יָגַע) means to toil, work to exhaustion, struggle.Job poses the moral hazard inherent in his situation: if righteousness brings no vindication and suffering comes regardless of behavior, what motivat...
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Cross-References for Job 9:29
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“there is no one who can deliver out of your hand.”
“nor condemn him when he is judged.”
“'Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.”
“their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
“I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold”
“and washed my hands in innocence”
“Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?”
“then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.”