Job 11:11

"If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?"

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that God's actions are beyond human comprehension and control. Whether He moves through an event (confining it), intervenes directly (convening a court), or simply allows circumstances to pass by, no one can resist His will or plan.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For he knoweth vain men -He is intimately acquainted with the heart; he knows human beings altogether. The word “vain” here (שׁואshâv'), means properly vanity, emptiness, falsehood, a lie, iniquity. “Men of vanity,” here may mean people whose opinions are valueless, or it may mean people of deceit, falsehood, hypocrisy. Most probably it means the latter, and the indirect reference may be to such men as Job. The sense is, that God is intimately acquainted with such men. They cannot deceive him, and their wickedness will be found out. Will he not then consider it? -Various ways have been proposed of explaining this.

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