Job 9:2

"Then Job answered,"

Key Reflection

In these verses, "Then Job answered," marks a pivotal moment where Job acknowledges his own limitations and recognizes God's sovereignty, setting up the profound dialogue that follows about the incomprehensibility of divine wisdom. This acknowledgment foreshadows Job’s later expressions of faith and understanding, highlighting the journey from doubt to trust in God’s plan.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I know it is so of a truth -Job here refers, undoubtedly, to something that had been said before; but whether it is to the general strain of remark, or to some particular expression, may be doubted. Rosenmuller supposes that he refers to what was said by Eliphaz inJob 4:17; but it seems more probable that it is to the general position which had been laid down and defended, that God was just and holy, and that his proceedings were marked with equity. Job admits this, and proceeds to show that it was a truth quite as familiar to him as it was to them.

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