Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? New Living Translation “Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? English Standard Version Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? Berean Standard Bible Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? King James Bible Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? New King James Version “Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? New American Standard Bible “Will you really nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified? NASB 1995 “Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? NASB 1977 “Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? Legacy Standard Bible Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? Amplified Bible “Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void? Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified? Christian Standard Bible Would you really challenge my justice? Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself? Holman Christian Standard Bible Would you really challenge My justice? Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself? American Standard Version Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? Contemporary English Version Are you trying to prove that you are innocent by accusing me of injustice? English Revised Version Wilt thou even disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous? Good News Translation Are you trying to prove that I am unjust--to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right? International Standard Version Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous? Majority Standard Bible Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? NET Bible Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right? New Heart English Bible Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? Webster's Bible Translation Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? World English Bible Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, "" That you may be righteous? Young's Literal Translation Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous? Smith's Literal Translation Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me so that thou shalt be just? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified? Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified? New Revised Standard Version Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWill you disannul my judgment? Will you even condemn me, that you may be justified? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If it is that you nullify me and you condemn me that you will be justified OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified? Brenton Septuagint Translation Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD…7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. 8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? 9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?… Cross References Romans 9:20-21 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Isaiah 40:13-14 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding? Romans 11:34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” Jeremiah 18:6 “O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? 1 Corinthians 2:16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. Romans 3:4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. 1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Psalm 50:21 You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face. Isaiah 10:15 Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood! Romans 3:5-6 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. / Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world? Ecclesiastes 8:17 I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? Treasury of Scripture Will you also cancel my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous? Wilt Psalm 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. disannul Isaiah 14:27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? Isaiah 28:18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. Galatians 3:15,17 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto… wilt thou condemn Job 10:3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Job 27:2-6 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; … Job 32:2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. Jump to Previous Annul Clear Condemn Disannul Discredit Judgment Justice Justified Justify Mayest Order Really Right Righteous Value Void Wilt WrongJump to Next Annul Clear Condemn Disannul Discredit Judgment Justice Justified Justify Mayest Order Really Right Righteous Value Void Wilt WrongJob 40 1. Job humbles himself to God6. God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom 16. Of the behemoth Would you really annul The Hebrew word for "annul" is "parar," which means to break, frustrate, or make void. In the context of Job, God is challenging Job's understanding and questioning whether Job believes he can invalidate or nullify God's justice. This rhetorical question emphasizes the futility of human attempts to override divine decrees. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine justice as immutable and sovereign. The question invites readers to reflect on the limits of human wisdom and the folly of attempting to override God's perfect justice. My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Would you reallyהַ֭אַף (ha·’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though annul תָּפֵ֣ר (tā·p̄êr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate My justice? מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י (miš·pā·ṭî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Would you condemn Me תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי (tar·šî·‘ê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7561: To be, wrong, to disturb, violate to לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent justify yourself? תִּצְדָּֽק׃ (tiṣ·dāq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous Links Job 40:8 NIVJob 40:8 NLT Job 40:8 ESV Job 40:8 NASB Job 40:8 KJV Job 40:8 BibleApps.com Job 40:8 Biblia Paralela Job 40:8 Chinese Bible Job 40:8 French Bible Job 40:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 40:8 Will you even annul my judgment? 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