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Job 10:4
Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses God directly in a moment of distress, questioning whether divine judgment stems from oppression or mortal bias.
The words — עֵינֵי בָשָׂר ('ei.Nei va.Sar, "eyes of flesh") and תִרְאֶה (tir.'Eh, "do you see") frame Job’s explicit question about whether God perceives reality with limited, human senses.
The thread — The text’s contrast between divine and human perception runs through 1 Samuel 16:7, which denies God uses mortal criteria, and Job 9:32, which stresses God’s non-human nature.
Why it lands — The verse demands readers assess whether God’s judgments operate by human standards or transcend them, leaving the question of divine perception open for direct reflection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
- Job 9:32 For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
- Luke 16:15 So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Revelation 1:14 The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.