约伯记 9:12-15 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:1-35

Job, in answer to Bildad, admits the truth of his arguments, but declines to attempt the justification which can alone entitle him to accept the favourable side of Bildad's alternative. Man cannot absolutely justify himself before God. It is in vain to attempt to do so. The contest is too unequal. On the one side perfect wisdom and absolute strength (verse 4); on the other, weakness, imperfection, ignorance. guilt (verses 17-20). And no "daysman," or umpire, between them; no third party to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:2-20

God viewed as absolute and arbitrary Power. I. THE HELPLESSNESS OF MAN IN PRESENCE OF HIS OMNIPOTENCE . ( Job 9:1-3 .) What avails right on one's side against him who has all heaven's artillery at his command? "It is idle to argue with the Master of thirty legions." Out of a thousand questions with which the Almighty might overwhelm my mind, there is not one which I could answer with the chance of a fair hearing. Indeed, this in a sense is true, as the thirty-eighth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:5-13

A magnificent description of the might and majesty of God, transcending anything in the Psalms, and comparable to the grandest passages of Isaiah (see especially Isaiah 40:21-24 ; Isaiah 43:15-20 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:11-20

Job to Bildad: 3. Creator and creature in conflict. I. THE DIVINE ASSAILANT . 1 . His mysterious movements. "Lo! he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not" (verse 11). The language, recalling Eliphaz's description of the shadowy spectre ( Job 4:15 ), recognizes: 2 . His resistless power. 3 . His unanswerable charges. II. THE HUMAN COMPLAINANT . 1 . Mistrusting the Divine condescension. Putting the case that he had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:12

Behold, he taketh away ; rather, he seizeth the prey (see the Revised Version). The expression is much stronger than that used in Job 1:21 . Job seems to be smarting under the recollection of all that he has lost, and takes an aggrieved tone. Who can hinder him? (comp. Isaiah 45:9 ; Jeremiah 18:6 ; Romans 19:20). Who will say unto him, What doest thou? To have to do with such an irresistible Being, alone in his might, would indeed be terrible if, while absolutely powerful,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:13

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him . There is no "if" in the original; and the passage is best taken categorically: "God does not withdraw his anger;" i.e. the anger which he feels against those who resist him. "The helpers of Rahab do stoop [or, 'are prostrate'] under him." Rahab in this passage, and also in Job 26:12 , as well us in Isaiah 51:9 , seems to be used as the proper name of some great power of evil Such a power was recognized in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:14

How much less shall I answer him? If he be the Lord of earth and heaven, if he rule the sun and the stars, if he tread down the sea, if he be impalpable and irresistible, if he hold the evil power and his helpers under restraint, how should I dare to answer him? How should any mere man do so? And choose out my words to reason with him? Job feels that he would be too much overwhelmed to choose his terms carefully, and yet a careless word might be an unpardonable offence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:15

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer . Even perfect righteousness, so far as possible in a creature, would not enable a non to stand up in controversy with him who "charges his angels with folly" ( Job 4:18 ); and, moreover, to such righteousness Job does not pretend (see Job 7:20 , Job 7:21 ). But I would make supplication to my Judge ; rather, to mine adversary (see the Revised Version). Prayer is the only rightful attitude of even the best man before his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:15-16

The true attitude of the afflicted. Job makes a suitable reflection on the almightiness of Jehovah, seen in his control over the visible world. The lofty and deep-seated mountains, the very types of might and stability, he "removeth" without their knowing, and "overturneth in his wrath." He "shaketh" the whole "earth out of her place," and maketh the "pillars thereof to tremble." In the high heavens "he commandeth the sun, and it riseth not;" and "the stars" he "sealeth up" in darkness. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 9:12

Behold, he taketh away - Property, friends, or life.Who can hinder him? - Margin, turn him away. Or, rather, “who shall cause him to restore?” 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... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:2-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:5-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:11-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 9:15-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 9:12

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