King James Version
Job 25:4 in the King James Version says “How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?” — study this verse from Job chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?”
Job 25:4 · KJV
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“How then can man”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“with God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“that is born”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
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