Ayub 9:19

9:19 If it is a matter of strength, ¹ 

most certainly ²  he is the strong one!

And if it is a matter of justice,

he will say, ‘Who will summon me?’ ³ 

Ayub 9:1

Job’s Reply to Bildad ⁴ 

9:1 Then Job answered:

1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons ⁵  would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided ⁶  to kill them.

Mazmur 106:23

106:23 He threatened ⁷  to destroy them,

but ⁸  Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ⁹ 

and turned back his destructive anger. ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 106:1

Psalm 106 ¹¹ 

106:1 Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

and his loyal love endures! ¹² 

Yohanes 2:1-2

Turning Water into Wine

2:1 Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana ¹³  in Galilee. ¹⁴  Jesus’ mother ¹⁵  was there, 2:2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. ¹⁶ 

[9:19]  ¹ tn The MT has only “if of strength.”

[9:19]  ² tn “Most certainly” translates the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh).

[9:19]  ³ tn The question could be taken as “who will summon me?” (see Jer 49:19 and 50:44). This does not make immediate sense. Some have simply changed the suffix to “who will summon him.” If the MT is retained, then supplying something like “he will say” could make the last clause fit the whole passage. Another option is to take it as “Who will reveal it to me?” – i.e., Job could be questioning his friends’ qualifications for being God’s emissaries to bring God’s charges against him (cf. KJV, NKJV; and see 10:2 where Job uses the same verb in the Hiphil to request that God reveal what his sin has been that has led to his suffering).

[9:19]  sn Job is saying that whether it is a trial of strength or an appeal to justice, he is unable to go against God.

[9:1]  ⁴ sn This speech of Job in response to Bildad falls into two large sections, chs. 9 and 10. In ch. 9 he argues that God’s power and majesty prevent him from establishing his integrity in his complaint to God. And in ch. 10 Job tries to discover in God’s plan the secret of his afflictions. The speech seems to continue what Job was saying to Eliphaz more than it addresses Bildad. See K. Fullerton, “On Job 9 and 10,” JBL 53 (1934): 321-49.

[2:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “desired.”

[106:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he said.”

[106:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”

[106:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

[106:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

[106:23]  sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.

[106:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf.

[106:1]  ¹² tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”

[2:1]  ¹³ map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[2:1]  ¹⁴ sn Cana in Galilee was not a very well-known place. It is mentioned only here, in 4:46, and 21:2, and nowhere else in the NT. Josephus (Life 16 [86]) says he once had his quarters there. The probable location is present day Khirbet Cana, 8 mi (14 km) north of Nazareth, or Khirbet Kenna, 4 mi (7 km) northeast of Nazareth.

[2:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in Galilee, and Jesus’ mother.”

[2:2]  ¹⁶ sn There is no clue to the identity of the bride and groom, but in all probability either relatives or friends of Jesus’ family were involved, since Jesus’ mother and both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the celebration. The attitude of Mary in approaching Jesus and asking him to do something when the wine ran out also suggests that familial obligations were involved.