Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty, New Living Translation For they shake their fists at God, defying the Almighty. English Standard Version Because he has stretched out his hand against God and defies the Almighty, Berean Standard Bible For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty, King James Bible For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. New King James Version For he stretches out his hand against God, And acts defiantly against the Almighty, New American Standard Bible Because he has reached out with his hand against God, And is arrogant toward the Almighty. NASB 1995 Because he has stretched out his hand against God And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty. NASB 1977 Because he has stretched out his hand against God, And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty. Legacy Standard Bible Because he has stretched out his hand against God And magnifies himself against the Almighty. Amplified Bible “Because he has stretched out his hand against God And behaves arrogantly against the Almighty, Christian Standard Bible For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty. Holman Christian Standard Bible For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty. American Standard Version Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty; Contemporary English Version This is because they rebelled against God All-Powerful English Revised Version Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty; GOD'S WORD® Translation He stretches out his hand against God and attacks the Almighty like a warrior. Good News Translation That is the fate of those who shake their fists at God and defy the Almighty. International Standard Version "For he has raised his fist against God, defying the Almighty. Majority Standard Bible For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty, NET Bible for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty, New Heart English Bible Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against Shaddai; Webster's Bible Translation For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. World English Bible Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor he stretched out his hand against God, "" And against the Mighty he makes himself mighty. Young's Literal Translation For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty. Smith's Literal Translation For he stretched forth his hand against God, and he will strengthen himself against the Almighty. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty. Catholic Public Domain Version For he has extended his hand against God, and he has strengthened himself against the Almighty. New American Bible Because he has stretched out his hand against God and arrogantly challenged the Almighty, New Revised Standard Version Because they stretched out their hands against God, and bid defiance to the Almighty, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBecause he has stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because he lifted up his hand against God and was valiant against The Almighty OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty; Brenton Septuagint Translation For he has lifted his hands against the Lord, and he has hardened his neck against the Almighty Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God…24Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack. 25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty, 26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.… Cross References Isaiah 37:23-24 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. Psalm 73:6-9 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them. / From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild. / They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. ... Isaiah 10:12-14 So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’” Daniel 5:20-23 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. / He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes. / But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. ... Ezekiel 28:2-6 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ... Isaiah 14:13-14 You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. James 4:6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure. Psalm 10:2-6 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. / For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. ... Isaiah 2:11-12 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— 1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Romans 1:30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. 2 Timothy 3:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, Isaiah 9:9-10 All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: / “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.” Treasury of Scripture For he stretches out his hand against God, and strengthens himself against the Almighty. he stretcheth Leviticus 26:23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Psalm 73:9,11 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth… Isaiah 27:4 Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. strengtheneth Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? Job 40:9-11 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? … Exodus 5:2,3 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go… Jump to Previous Almighty Arrogantly Behaves Behaveth Bids Conducts Defiance Fist Forth Hand Heart Lifted Maketh Mighty Proudly Ruler Shakes Strengtheneth Stretched StretchethJump to Next Almighty Arrogantly Behaves Behaveth Bids Conducts Defiance Fist Forth Hand Heart Lifted Maketh Mighty Proudly Ruler Shakes Strengtheneth Stretched StretchethJob 15 1. Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself17. He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men For he has stretched out his hand The phrase "stretched out his hand" is a vivid depiction of rebellion and defiance. In the Hebrew context, the hand symbolizes power and action. To stretch out one's hand against someone, especially against God, indicates a deliberate act of aggression or opposition. This imagery is often used in the Old Testament to describe acts of war or hostility (e.g., Exodus 7:5). Theologically, it suggests a conscious decision to oppose divine authority, highlighting the severity of the sinner's pride and rebellion. against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he has stretched out נָטָ֣ה (nā·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend his hand יָד֑וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to God אֵ֣ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty and has vaunted himself יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ (yiṯ·gab·bār) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently against וְאֶל־ (wə·’e·lō·ša-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Almighty, שַׁ֝דַּ֗י (day) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7706: The Almighty Links Job 15:25 NIVJob 15:25 NLT Job 15:25 ESV Job 15:25 NASB Job 15:25 KJV Job 15:25 BibleApps.com Job 15:25 Biblia Paralela Job 15:25 Chinese Bible Job 15:25 French Bible Job 15:25 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 15:25 Because he has stretched out his hand (Jb) |