Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze? New Living Translation Do I have the strength of a stone? Is my body made of bronze? English Standard Version Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? Berean Standard Bible Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? King James Bible Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? New King James Version Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze? New American Standard Bible “Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? NASB 1995 “Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? NASB 1977 “Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? Legacy Standard Bible Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? Amplified Bible “Is my strength and endurance that of stones, Or is my flesh made of bronze? Christian Standard Bible Is my strength that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? Holman Christian Standard Bible Is my strength that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? American Standard Version Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? Contemporary English Version I am not strong as stone or bronze, English Revised Version Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? GOD'S WORD® Translation Do I have the strength of rocks? Does my body have the strength of bronze? Good News Translation Am I made of stone? Is my body bronze? International Standard Version Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man? Majority Standard Bible Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? NET Bible Is my strength like that of stones? or is my flesh made of bronze? New Heart English Bible Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of bronze? Webster's Bible Translation Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? World English Bible Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of bronze? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIs my strength the strength of stones? Is my flesh bronze? Young's Literal Translation Is my strength the strength of stones? Is my flesh brazen? Smith's Literal Translation If my strength the strength of stones? if my flesh of brass? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass. Catholic Public Domain Version My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh made of bronze. New American Bible Have I the strength of stones, or is my flesh of bronze? New Revised Standard Version Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIs my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Oh, that my power were as the power of stone, or my flesh were of brass! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? Brenton Septuagint Translation Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Replies: My Complaint is Just…11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient? 12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? 13Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?… Cross References 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Psalm 22:14-15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. / My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. / We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. ... Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Psalm 39:4-5 “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. / Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Psalm 102:3-5 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. Romans 7:18-24 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. / For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. / And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. ... Treasury of Scripture Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? of brass. Job 40:18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. Job 41:24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. Jump to Previous Brass Brazen Bronze Flesh Stone Stones StrengthJump to Next Brass Brazen Bronze Flesh Stone Stones StrengthJob 6 1. Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.8. He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort. 14. He reproves his friends of unkindness. Is my strength The Hebrew word for "strength" here is "koach," which often denotes physical power or capacity. In the context of Job's lament, it reflects his questioning of his own endurance amidst suffering. Job is rhetorically asking if he possesses an unnatural, superhuman strength. This highlights the human condition of vulnerability and the limits of human endurance. In a broader scriptural context, it reminds us that true strength is found not in human capacity but in reliance on God, as seen in passages like Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." like that of stone or my flesh made of bronze Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Is my strengthכֹּ֣חַ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) like that כֹּחִ֑י (kō·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) of stone, אֲבָנִ֣ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not my flesh בְּשָׂרִ֥י (bə·śā·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man made of bronze? נָחֽוּשׁ׃ (nā·ḥūš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5153: Coppery, hard Links Job 6:12 NIVJob 6:12 NLT Job 6:12 ESV Job 6:12 NASB Job 6:12 KJV Job 6:12 BibleApps.com Job 6:12 Biblia Paralela Job 6:12 Chinese Bible Job 6:12 French Bible Job 6:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 6:12 Is my strength the strength of stones? (Jb) |