Job 40:14
New International Version
Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

New Living Translation
Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.

English Standard Version
Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

Berean Standard Bible
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

King James Bible
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

New King James Version
Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.

New American Standard Bible
“Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.

NASB 1995
“Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.

NASB 1977
“Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then I will also praise you, That your own right hand can save you.

Amplified Bible
“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge That your own right hand can save you.

Christian Standard Bible
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can deliver you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can deliver you.

American Standard Version
Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

Contemporary English Version
Do this, and I will agree that you have won this argument.

English Revised Version
Then wilt I also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then even I will praise you because your right hand can save you.

Good News Translation
Then I will be the first to praise you and admit that you won the victory yourself.

International Standard Version
then I will applaud you myself! I'll admit that you can deliver yourself by your own efforts!"

Majority Standard Bible
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

NET Bible
Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

New Heart English Bible
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee.

World English Bible
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And even I praise you, "" For your right hand gives salvation to you.

Young's Literal Translation
And even I -- I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

Smith's Literal Translation
And also I will confess to thee that thy right hand shall save for thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.

New American Bible
Then will I too praise you, for your own right hand can save you.

New Revised Standard Version
Then I will also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can give you victory.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Also I shall praise you when your right hand has saved you
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then will I also confess unto thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then will I confess that thy right hand can save thee.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD
13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave. 14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you. 15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.…

Cross References
Psalm 89:13
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

Isaiah 45:12
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.

Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.

Isaiah 63:5
I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

Psalm 98:1
A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Isaiah 59:16
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Psalm 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Psalm 118:15-16
Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! / The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:13
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.

Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.

Deuteronomy 4:34
Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?

1 Corinthians 1:29
so that no one may boast in His presence.

Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?


Treasury of Scripture

Then will I also confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

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Psalm 44:3,6
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them…

Isaiah 40:29
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Romans 5:6
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

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Job 40
1. Job humbles himself to God
6. God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom
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Then I will confess to you
This phrase indicates a conditional promise from God to Job. The Hebrew root for "confess" is "yadah," which often means to acknowledge or give thanks. In this context, it suggests a divine acknowledgment of Job's power if he can meet the impossible challenge God sets before him. Historically, confession in the biblical sense is not just an admission of truth but an act of worship and recognition of God's sovereignty. Here, God is emphasizing His ultimate authority and the futility of human pride.

that your own right hand
The "right hand" in biblical literature often symbolizes strength, power, and authority. In Hebrew culture, the right hand was considered the hand of skill and might. This phrase challenges Job to demonstrate his own power and ability to save himself, which is a rhetorical device to highlight human limitations. Theologically, it underscores the belief that salvation and deliverance are acts of God, not human effort.

can save you
The Hebrew word for "save" is "yasha," which means to deliver or give victory. This word is central to the biblical narrative of salvation, often used to describe God's deliverance of Israel from enemies. In the context of Job, it serves to remind the reader that true salvation is beyond human capability and is solely the domain of God. The historical context of Job, a man who has lost everything, further illustrates the futility of relying on one's own strength for salvation. This phrase reinforces the conservative Christian perspective that emphasizes reliance on God's grace and power for deliverance, rather than human effort or merit.

Verse 14. - Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand and save thee. When he has done what he has been challenged to do in vers. 9-13, then Job may venture to contend with God. He will have established his own independence, and God will acknowledge him as an antagonist entitled to argue with him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I
אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will confess to you
אוֹדֶ֑ךָּ (’ō·w·ḏe·kā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

your own right hand
יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ (yə·mî·ne·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

can save
תוֹשִׁ֖עַ (ṯō·wō·ši·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

you.
לְךָ֣ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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