Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.
- KJV Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
- NKJV “Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man.
- NASB “Behold, let me respond to you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than mankind.
- NLT “But you are wrong, and I will show you why. For God is greater than any human being.
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Quick answer
Moses presses God, noting he has been told to lead the people but not whom God will send with him. He seeks assurance of God's personal presence.
Overview
Moses holds God to His own words of favor, asking for clarity about who will accompany them. His boldness flows from the relationship God has granted him. The plea reveals that what Moses most wants is not merely guidance but the assurance that God Himself is with them.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ezek 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
- Job 36:5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
- Job 34:23For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
- Job 1:22In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
- Rom 9:19–21One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
- Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- Job 35:2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
- Jer 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.
- Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
- Eccl 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- Job 34:17–19Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
- Job 34:10–12Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
- Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
- Job 32:17I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.
- Job 40:8–9Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
- Job 36:22–23Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
- Job 35:4I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
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