Job 9:2–3
Job 9:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 “Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?
3 Though they wished to dispute with him,
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 I know it is so of a truth:
But how should man be just with God?
3 If he will contend with him,
He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle.
But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?
3 If someone wanted to take God to court,
would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?
Job 9:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 “Truly I know it is so,
But how can a man be righteous before God?
3 If one wished to contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 “Yes, I know that this is true,
but how can anyone be right in the presence of God?
3 Someone might want to argue with God,
but no one could answer God,
not one time out of a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 Of a truth I know that it is so:
But how can man be just with God?
3 If he be pleased to contend with him,
He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with •God? 3 If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 “Yes, I know that this is true.
But how can a mortal be declared righteous to God?
3 If he wished to debate with God,
he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 Yes, I know what you’ve said is true,
but how can a person be justified before God?
3 If one wanted to take Him to court,
he could not answer God once in a thousand times.
Job 9:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 “Indeed I know that this is so;
but how can a mortal be just before God?
3 If one wished to contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 “Truly I know that it is so,
but how can a human being be just before God?
3 If he wants to contend with him,
he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.
Job 9:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 “I’m sure that what you have said is true.
But how can human beings be right with God?
3 They might wish to argue with him.
But they couldn’t answer him
even once in a thousand times.
Job 9:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 “In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a man be in the right before God?
3 “If one wished to dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.