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Job 9:19

World English Bible

If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty!
If of justice, ‘Who,’ says he, ‘will summon me?’

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Job 9:19 in other translations

If we speak of strength, lo, he is mighty! And if of justice, Who, saith he, will summon me?

Job 9:19 · American Standard Version

Job 9:19 in context

  1. 17For he breaks me with a storm,
    and multiplies my wounds without cause.
  2. 18He will not allow me to catch my breath,
    but fills me with bitterness.
  3. 19If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty!
    If of justice, ‘Who,’ says he, ‘will summon me?’
  4. 20Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me.
    Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.
  5. 21I am blameless.
    I don’t respect myself.
    I despise my life.