Job 9:14 Meaning and Explanation
“How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?”
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Read Full Chapter →If even great powers cannot stand before God, how much less can Job choose words to argue his case.
What Does Job 9:14 Mean?
Job draws the inference. If proud powers stoop before God, how much less could he, a single suffering man, marshal arguments and reason his way to vindication? The very idea of carefully choosing words to debate the Almighty now seems beyond him.
Here is the limit of every self-defense before God. We cannot argue our way into being right with Him. And yet Job's despair points beyond itself, for the One we cannot answer has provided an Answer on our behalf. Where our chosen words fail, the Word made flesh speaks for us, and His plea is always heard.
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What does Job 9:14 mean?
If even great powers cannot stand before God, how much less can Job choose words to argue his case.