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Job 10:4

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Motivations of God

10:4“Do you have eyes of flesh,12

or do you see13 as a human being sees?14

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Here “flesh” is the sign of humanity. The expression “eyes of flesh” means essentially “human eyes,” i.e., the outlook and vision of humans.
  2. 13 The verb translated “see” could also include the figurative category of perceive as well. The answer to Job’s question is found in 1 Sam 16:7: “The Lord sees not as a man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
  3. 14 In this verse Job asks whether or not God is liable to making mistakes or errors of judgment. He wonders if God has no more insight than his friends have. Of course, the questions are rhetorical, for he knows otherwise. But his point is that God seems to be making a big mistake here.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Have you eyes of flesh?

Do you see as man sees?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do you have eyes of flesh?

Do you see as a mortal sees?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do you have eyes of flesh,

or do you see as a human sees?

NLTNew Living Translation

Are your eyes like those of a human?

Do you see things only as people see them?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do you have eyes of flesh?

Or do you see as human beings see?

KJV 1900King James Version

Hast thou eyes of flesh?

Or seest thou as man seeth?