Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’ New Living Translation “Do you think it is right for you to claim, ‘I am righteous before God’? English Standard Version “Do you think this to be just? Do you say, ‘It is my right before God,’ Berean Standard Bible “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’ King James Bible Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? New King James Version “Do you think this is right? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? New American Standard Bible “Do you think this is in accordance with justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? NASB 1995 “Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s ‘? NASB 1977 “Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? Legacy Standard Bible “Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? Amplified Bible “Do you think this is according to [your] justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? Christian Standard Bible Do you think it is just when you say, “I am righteous before God”? Holman Christian Standard Bible Do you think it is just when you say, “I am righteous before God"? American Standard Version Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's, Contemporary English Version Job, are you really innocent in the sight of God? English Revised Version Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's, GOD'S WORD® Translation "Do you think this is right when you say, 'My case is more just than God's,' International Standard Version "Are you saying that it's just for you to claim, 'I'm more righteous than God?' Majority Standard Bible ?Do you think this is just? You say, ?I am more righteous than God.? NET Bible "Do you think this to be just: when you say, 'My right before God.' New Heart English Bible "Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,' Webster's Bible Translation Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? World English Bible “Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’ Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Have you reckoned this for judgment [when] you have said, "" My righteousness [is] more than God’s? Young's Literal Translation This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said -- 'My righteousness is more than God's?' Smith's Literal Translation Didst thou reckon this for judgment thou saidst, My justice is above God? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDoth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say : I am more just than God? Catholic Public Domain Version Does it seem right to you in your thoughts, that you should say, “I am more just than God?” New American Bible Do you think it right to say, “I am in the right, not God”? New Revised Standard Version “Do you think this to be just? You say, ‘I am in the right before God.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDo you think you were justified in saying, I have been found blameless by God? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Were you considered within justice in this, for you said ‘I am more righteous than God?’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God', Brenton Septuagint Translation What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice1And Elihu went on to say: 2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’ 3For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’… Cross References Job 34:5-6 For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice. / Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ Job 40:8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? Job 32:2 This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God, Job 33:9-12 ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me. / Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy. / He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’ ... Job 9:2-3 “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? / If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. Job 13:18 See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated. Job 27:2-6 “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— / as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, / my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. ... Job 31:35-37 (Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment. / Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown. / I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)— Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. Romans 3:4-6 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” / But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. / Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world? Romans 9:20-21 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Romans 3:23-26 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. / God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. ... Romans 10:3 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith. Treasury of Scripture Think you this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God's? Thinkest Matthew 12:36,37 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment… Luke 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: My Job 9:17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. Job 10:7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. Job 16:17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. Jump to Previous Cleared God's Judgment Justice Reckoned Right Righteousness Seem Think ThinkestJump to Next Cleared God's Judgment Justice Reckoned Right Righteousness Seem Think ThinkestJob 35 1. Comparison is not to be made with God, 6. because our good or evil cannot extend unto him 9. Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith Do you think this is just? This question is posed by Elihu, one of Job's friends, who challenges Job's understanding of justice. In the context of the Book of Job, justice is a central theme, as Job grapples with the suffering he endures despite his righteousness. Elihu's question implies a critique of Job's perspective, suggesting that Job's view of justice may be flawed. Biblically, justice is often associated with God's character (Deuteronomy 32:4), and questioning divine justice can be seen as questioning God's nature. This phrase invites reflection on human limitations in understanding divine justice, a theme echoed in Isaiah 55:8-9, where God's thoughts and ways are described as higher than human understanding. You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’ Persons / Places / Events 1. ElihuA young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a different perspective on Job's suffering. He challenges Job's assertions about his righteousness and God's justice. 2. Job A man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and questions the justice of his suffering. Job's dialogue with his friends and God forms the core of the Book of Job. 3. God The ultimate judge and sovereign being, whose justice and righteousness are central themes in the Book of Job. Elihu's speech is meant to defend God's justice. 4. The Friends of Job Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who argue that Job's suffering must be due to his sin, representing a traditional view of retributive justice. 5. The Land of Uz The setting of the Book of Job, a place of ancient wisdom and the backdrop for Job's trials and dialogues. Teaching Points Understanding RighteousnessTrue righteousness is not self-declared but is recognized by God. Elihu challenges Job to consider whether his claim of righteousness is justified before God. The Nature of Justice God's justice is perfect and beyond human comprehension. Elihu's question prompts us to reflect on our understanding of divine justice versus human justice. Humility Before God Elihu's challenge serves as a reminder to approach God with humility, acknowledging our limitations and the need for His grace. The Role of Suffering Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Elihu's speech encourages us to seek a deeper understanding of God's purposes in our trials. Faith and Trust in God's Character Trusting in God's character and His ultimate justice is crucial, even when circumstances seem unjust from a human perspective.XXXV. (2) My righteousness is more than God's.--See Job 19:6, &c. Job had not in so many words said this, but what he had said was capable of being so represented, and perhaps seemed to involve it. (Comp. Job 9:22; Job 10:15.) Here, again, there was a misrepresentation of what Job had said. He certainly did not mean that he was none the better for being righteous; on the contrary, he had distinctly said, "Let mine enemy be as the wicked," &c. (Job 27:7, &c.), because he could not delight himself in God; but it was perfectly true that he had said that his righteousness had not delivered him from suffering. Hebrew “Do you thinkחָשַׁ֣בְתָּ (ḥā·šaḇ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account it הֲ֭זֹאת (hă·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is just לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט (lə·miš·pāṭ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style when you say, אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ (’ā·mar·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I am righteous צִדְקִ֥י (ṣiḏ·qî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity before God.’? מֵאֵֽל׃ (mê·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty Links Job 35:2 NIVJob 35:2 NLT Job 35:2 ESV Job 35:2 NASB Job 35:2 KJV Job 35:2 BibleApps.com Job 35:2 Biblia Paralela Job 35:2 Chinese Bible Job 35:2 French Bible Job 35:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 35:2 Do you think this to be your (Jb) |
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