So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Parallel translations
- WEB So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- KJV So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- NKJV So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- NASB Then these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- NLT Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence.
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Quick answer
The three friends stop answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes. Their debate has reached an impasse.
Overview
With Job's defense concluded, his three friends fall silent, unable to convince him of guilt because he remained confident in his own righteousness. Their failure sets the stage for a new voice in the dialogue. The phrase righteous in his own eyes hints at the self-assurance Job will need to surrender, preparing the way for the deeper humility that comes only when one sees oneself in light of God's holiness, ultimately revealed in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Job 10:7though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
- Job 33:9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
- Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Job 27:4–6my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
- Job 10:2I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
- Job 23:7Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
- Job 31:1–40“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
- Job 29:11–17For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
- Job 6:29Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
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