Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
Parallel translations
- WEB Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees?
- BSB Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees?
- NKJV Do You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as man sees?
- NASB ‘Do You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as mankind sees?
- NLT Are your eyes like those of a human? Do you see things only as people see them?
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Quick answer
Job asks whether God sees with mere human eyes, limited and superficial. He wonders if God misjudges him as men do.
Overview
Job questions whether God perceives only outwardly, as fallible humans do. The implied answer is no, for God sees the heart truly and completely (1 Samuel 16:7). Job's words unintentionally affirm a comfort: the God who searches us also fully knows our frame and is not deceived as men are.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Sam 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
- Job 9:32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
- Luke 16:15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Rev 1:14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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