Job 9:5

He removes the mountains, and they don’t know it, when he overturns them in his anger.

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WEBBE

He removes the mountains, and they don’t know it, when he overturns them in his anger.

BSB

He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.

KJV

Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

ASV

[Him] that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

BBE

It is he who takes away the mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his wrath:

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הַמַּעְתִּיק ha·ma'·tik the [one who] removes H6275 הָרִים ha·rim mountains H2022 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 יָדָעוּ ya·da·'u they know H3045 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher [the one] who H834 הֲפָכָם ha·fa·kham he overturns them H2015 בְּאַפּוֹ be·'a·po in anger his H639

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

In this answer Job declared that he did not doubt the justice of God, when he denied himself to be a hypocrite; for how should man be just with God? Before him he pleaded guilty of sins more than could be counted; and if God should contend with him in judgment, he could not justify one out of a thousand, of all the thoughts, words, and actions of his life; therefore he deserved worse than all his present sufferings. When Job mentions the wisdom and power of God, he forgets his complaints. We are unfit to judge of God's proceedings, because we know not what he does, or what he designs. God acts with power which no creature can resist. Those who think they have strength enough to help others, will not be able to help themselves against it.

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