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Job 9:3
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Though they wished to dispute with him, they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
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Job 9:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
ESV
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If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
NLT
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If someone wanted to take God to court, would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?
MSG
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If we wanted to bring our case before him, what chance would we have? Not one in a thousand!
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If one wanted to take Him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand [times].
Job 9:3 In-Context
1
Then Job replied:
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“Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
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Though they wished to dispute with him, they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
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His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
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He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.
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1.
ver 32;
Job 40:5
2.
ver 12,14,29,32;
Job 10:2
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Job 12:14
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Job 13:9,14
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Job 22:4
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Job 23:7,13
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Job 37:19
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Job 40:2
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Psalms 44:21
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Isaiah 14:24
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