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Job 9:5 Cross-References

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Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

Job 9:5 (KJV)

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Commentary on Job 9:5

Job describes God's sovereign power over creation: 'Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.' The verb 'removeth' (ataq, עָתַק) means to move, proceed, or advance. Mountains—symbols of permanence and stability (Psalm 125:1-2)—yield to God's power without even knowing it happened. The phrase 'they know not' emphasizes divine sovereignty's effortless exercise. God 'overturneth' (haphak, הָפַךְ) them in His anger (aph, אַף), recalling earthquake imagery.Job's description serves his argument: if God can overturn mountains unknowingly, what chance does J...

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