Job 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Original Language Analysis
הַ֭אַף
H637
הַ֭אַף
Strong's:
H637
Word #:
1 of 6
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
תָּפֵ֣ר
Wilt thou also disannul
H6565
תָּפֵ֣ר
Wilt thou also disannul
Strong's:
H6565
Word #:
2 of 6
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate
מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י
my judgment
H4941
מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י
my judgment
Strong's:
H4941
Word #:
3 of 6
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי
wilt thou condemn
H7561
תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי
wilt thou condemn
Strong's:
H7561
Word #:
4 of 6
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
Cross References
Romans 3:4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.Isaiah 28:18And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.Job 32:2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.Job 10:3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Historical Context
Ancient justice assumed guilt/innocence was zero-sum - one party guilty means other innocent. God's question challenges this assumption.
Questions for Reflection
- How do you seek vindication without condemning God?
- What false either/or dichotomies limit your understanding of God's justice?
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Analysis & Commentary
God's second speech begins: 'Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?' This questions whether Job's self-vindication requires divine condemnation. The either/or is false - God will vindicate Job without being condemned.