Job 9:13

"Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’"

Key Reflection

In Job 9:13, the speaker acknowledges God's power and authority by noting that He "snatches away" without any hindrance from anyone else. This verse reflects a profound sense of divine sovereignty where even the most powerful human beings or supernatural forces cannot impede or question God's actions. The rhetorical questions posed—"Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’"—emphasize that God’s power is absolute and unchallenged, highlighting the depth of Job's recognition of divine supremacy in a world fraught with suffering and injustice.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If God will not withdraw his anger -That is, if he perseveres in inflicting punishment. He will not turn aside his displeasure by any opposition or resistance made to him. The proud helpers -Margin, Helpers of pride, or, strength. Jerome renders this, “under whom they who bear up the world bow down.” The Septuagint, not less singularly, “by him the whales (or monsters -κήτοςketos) which are under heaven, are bowed down.” Codurcus renders it, “aids of pride,” and understands by it all the things on which proud men rely, as wealth, health, rank, talent. So Dr.

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