But the king answered, “What can I do, sons of Zeruiah? Sure, Shimei is cursing me. But the Lord told him to curse me.”
Job 9:12 - Easy To Read Version If God takes something away,\par no one can stop him.\par No one can say to him,\par ‘What are you doing?’\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, He snatches away; who can hinder or turn Him back? Who will say to Him, What are You doing? American Standard Version (1901) Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou? Common English Bible If he seizes, who can bring back? Who can say to him, “What are you doing?” Catholic Public Domain Version If he suddenly should question, who will answer him? Or who can say, "Why did you do so?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If he examine on a sudden, who shall answer him? Or, who can say: Why dost thou so? |
But the king answered, “What can I do, sons of Zeruiah? Sure, Shimei is cursing me. But the Lord told him to curse me.”
You know I am innocent,\par but no one can save me\par from your power!\par
“If God arrests you,\par and brings you to court,\par no person can stop him.\par
“But God never changes.\par No person can stand against God.\par God does anything he wants.\par
Job, you are arguing with God!\par You think God should explain\par everything to you.\par
But if God decides not to help them,\par then no person can judge God guilty.\par If God hides himself from people,\par then no person can find him.\par God is the ruler over people and nations.\par
The king has the authority to give commands. And no one can tell him what to do.
“I have always been God. When I do something, no person can change what I have done. And no person can save people from my power.”
“Look at these people! They are arguing with the One who made them. Look at them argue with me! They are like pieces of clay from a broken pot. A man uses soft, wet clay to make a pot. And the clay does not ask, ‘Man, what are you doing?’ Things that are made don’t have the power to question the one who makes them. \{People are like this clay.\}
“Family of Israel, you know that I (God) can do the same thing with you. You are like the clay in the potter’s {\cf2\super [151]} hands. And I am like the potter!
You will be forced to go away from people. You will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow. Seven seasons (years) will pass before you learn your lesson. Then you will learn that God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. And that God Most High gives kingdoms to anyone he wants.”
People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par
Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do.
I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good \{to those people\}?’
In Christ we were chosen \{to be God’s people\}. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what God wanted. And God is the One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.