Bible Strands
Job 14:3
Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job speaks to God, questioning divine attention and judgment immediately after describing human life as fleeting and inherently unclean.
The words — פָּקַחְתָּ (pa.Kach.ta) translates literally to "do you open," and מִשְׁפָּט (mish.Pat) means "judgment." These terms structure the verse as a direct inquiry about divine scrutiny.
The thread — The tension between human frailty and divine examination recurs in Psalms 144:3, Psalms 143:2, and Psalms 8:4, where the psalmists question how God relates to mortal, unrighteous humanity.
Why it lands — The passage forces a reader to weigh the reality of human transience against the prospect of standing before a divine judge, without offering a resolution to the question.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Cross-references
- Psalms 144:3 O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
- Psalms 143:2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
- Psalms 8:4 what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- Job 7:17 What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
- Job 9:19 If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
- Job 9:32 For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
- Job 13:25 Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
- Job 13:27 You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
- Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.