Job 9:12 · KJV
“Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}”
— Job 9:12
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see {him} not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
{If} God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. {proud...: Heb. helpers of pride, or, strength}
Job 9 — Context
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see {him} not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}
13{If} God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. {proud...: Heb. helpers of pride, or, strength}
14How much less shall I answer him, {and} choose out my words {to reason} with him?
Cross References
Isaiah 45:9
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! {Let} the potsherd {strive} with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Job 11:10
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? {cut...: or, make a change} {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}
Job 23:13
But he {is} in one {mind}, and who can turn him? and {what} his soul desireth, even {that} he doeth.
Romans 11:34
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth {are} reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and {among} the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Job 34:29
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth {his} face, who then can behold him? whether {it be done} against a nation, or against a man only:
Jeremiah 18:6
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay {is} in the potter's hand, so {are} ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?