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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Job 15:25

For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himselfe against the Almightie.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blasphemy;   Infidelity;   Presumption;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Destruction;   Opposition;   Wickedness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Presumption;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliphaz;   Pricks;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Hypocrisy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For he has stretched out his hand against Godand has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.
Hebrew Names Version
Because he has stretched out his hand against God, And behaves himself proudly against Shaddai;
King James Version
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
English Standard Version
Because he has stretched out his hand against God and defies the Almighty,
New Century Version
because they shake their fists at God and try to get their own way against the Almighty.
New English Translation
for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
Amplified Bible
"Because he has stretched out his hand against God And behaves arrogantly against the Almighty,
New American Standard Bible
Because he has reached out with his hand against God, And is arrogant toward the Almighty.
World English Bible
Because he has stretched out his hand against God, And behaves himself proudly against the Almighty;
Geneva Bible (1587)
For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and made him selfe strong against the Almightie.
Legacy Standard Bible
Because he has stretched out his hand against GodAnd magnifies himself against the Almighty.
Berean Standard Bible
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
Contemporary English Version
This is because they rebelled against God All-Powerful
Complete Jewish Bible
"He raises his hand against God and boldly defies Shaddai,
Darby Translation
For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty:
Easy-to-Read Version
That is because that evil man shook his fist at God, refusing to obey. He dared to attack God All-Powerful,
George Lamsa Translation
Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty.
Good News Translation
That is the fate of those who shake their fists at God and defy the Almighty.
Lexham English Bible
Because he stretched out his hand against God, and he was arrogant to Shaddai;
Literal Translation
because he stretched out his hand against God; and he acts mighty against the Almighty.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For he hath stretched out his honde agaynst God, & armed himself agaynst ye Allmightie.
American Standard Version
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
Bible in Basic English
Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he hath stretched out his hande against God, and armed him selfe against the almightie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For he has lifted his hands against the Lord, and he has hardened his neck against the Almighty Lord.
English Revised Version
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For he helde forth his hond ayens God, and he was maad strong ayens Almyyti God.
Update Bible Version
Because he has stretched out his hand against God, And behaves himself proudly against the Almighty;
Webster's Bible Translation
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
New King James Version
For he stretches out his hand against God, And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
New Living Translation
For they shake their fists at God, defying the Almighty.
New Life Bible
He has put out his hand against God, and is full of pride against the All-powerful.
New Revised Standard
Because they stretched out their hands against God, and bid defiance to the Almighty,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because he had stretched out - against GOD - his hand, and, against the Almighty, had been wont to behave himself proudly;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty.
Revised Standard Version
Because he has stretched forth his hand against God, and bids defiance to the Almighty,
Young's Literal Translation
For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Because he has stretched out his hand against God And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.

Contextual Overview

17 I will shew thee, heare me, and that which I haue seene, I wil declare, 18 Which wise men haue tolde from their fathers, and haue not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was giuen, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man trauaileth with paine all his dayes, and the number of yeeres is hidden to the oppressour. 21 A dreadfull sound is in his eares; in prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him. 22 He beleeueth not that he shall returne out of darkenesse, and he is waited for, of the sword. 23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkenes is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall preuaile against him, as a king ready to the battell. 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himselfe against the Almightie. 26 He runneth vpon him, euen on his necke, vpon the thicke bosses of his bucklers:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he stretcheth: Leviticus 26:23, Psalms 73:9, Psalms 73:11, Isaiah 27:4, Daniel 5:23, Malachi 3:13, Acts 9:5, Acts 12:1, Acts 12:23

strengtheneth: Job 9:4, Job 40:9-11, Exodus 5:2, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 9:17, 1 Samuel 4:7-9, 1 Samuel 6:6, Psalms 52:7, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 10:12-14, Isaiah 41:4-7

Reciprocal: Joshua 8:18 - Stretch Judges 20:14 - General 1 Samuel 24:20 - I know well 2 Kings 1:13 - he sent again 2 Kings 18:35 - that the Lord 2 Chronicles 13:12 - fight ye 2 Chronicles 32:16 - yet 2 Chronicles 32:19 - spake Job 15:13 - turnest Job 33:13 - strive Isaiah 28:15 - We have Isaiah 36:20 - that the Lord Isaiah 37:29 - rage Jeremiah 44:16 - we Ezekiel 7:13 - neither Daniel 5:20 - when John 12:10 - General Acts 5:39 - to fight

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he stretched out his hand against God,.... Being an hater of him, an enemy to him, yea, enmity itself against him; an enemy in his mind, which appears by his wicked works, which are so many acts of hostility against God; all sins are against God, his nature, his will, his law, and all his remonstrances, exhortations, cautions, and instructions; but some are more daring and impudent than others, or are committed in a more open, bold, and audacious manner, as were those committed by the inhabitants of Sodom, and those who are similar to them; especially such as strike at the being of God and his perfections, his providence and government of the world; and such as deny these may most truly be said to stretch out their hands against God, and strike at him: and this may regard not only sins committed against the light of nature and the law of God, but against the evangelic revelation, the doctrines of the Gospel, and the ordinances of it; for such who deny the one, and reject the other, openly oppose themselves to God, and expose themselves to his wrath and vengeance; for of how much sorer punishment shall such be thought worthy, who trample Christ and his blood under foot, despise and disobey his Gospel:

and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty; by hardening his heart against him as Pharaoh did; by putting on a bold and brazen countenance, by setting his mouth against God in heaven, and suffering, his tongue to walk through the earth, fearing neither God nor man; by entering into a friendship with the world, and making alliances with the enemies of God, even by making a covenant with death, and an agreement with hell; all which is egregious folly and madness: for a sinful man to oppose himself to God is to set briers and thorns to a consuming fire; for a weak feeble creature to set himself against the Almighty, who can crush him in a moment, and send him down to hell, is the height of folly; let the potsherds strive with the potsherds of the earth, but not man with his Maker; who ever strengthened or hardened himself against him, and prospered?

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he stretcheth out his hand against God - The hand is stretched out for battle. It wields the spear or the sword against an enemy. The idea here is, that the wicked man makes God an adversary. He does not contend with his fellow-man, with fate, with the elements, with evil angels, but with God. His opponent is an Almighty Being, and he cannot prevail against him; compare the notes at Isaiah 27:4.

And strengtheneth himself - As an army does that throws up a rampart, or constructs a fortification. The whole image here is taken from the practice of war; and the sense is, that a wicked man is really making war on the Almighty, and that in that war he must be vanquished; compare Job 9:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 15:25. He stretcheth out his hand against God — While in power he thought himself supreme. He not only did not acknowledge God, by whom kings reign, but stretched out his hand-used his power, not to protect, but to oppress those over whom he had supreme rule; and thus strengthened himself against the Almighty.


 
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