Job 9:34-35, 13:3, 22, 23:3-7, 31:35, 40:1-5, Ecc 6:10, Isa 45:9, Rom 9:20 | ESV | STEP | Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.

Job 9:34-35

34 ^aLet him take his ^brod away from me,
and let ^cnot dread of him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak without fear of him,
for I am not so in myself.

Job 13:3

3 ^dBut I would speak to the Almighty,
and I desire to ^eargue my case with God.

Job 13:22

22 ^fThen call, and I will answer;
or let me speak, and you reply to me.

Job 23:3-7

3 Oh, ^gthat I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his ^hseat!
4 I would ⁱlay my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he ^jcontend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; he would pay attention to me.
7 There an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.

Job 31:35

35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
(Here is my signature! Let the Almighty ^kanswer me!)
Oh, that I had ^lthe indictment written by my adversary!

Job 40:1-5

1 And the Lord ^msaid to Job:

2 “Shall a faultfinder ⁿcontend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job Promises Silence

3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4 “Behold, I am ^oof small account; what shall I answer you?
^pI lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken ^qonce, and I will not answer;
^rtwice, but I will proceed no further.”

Ecclesiastes 6:10

10 Whatever has come to be has ^salready been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to ^tdispute with one stronger than he.

Isaiah 45:9

9 ^u“Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
^vDoes the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no handles’?

Romans 9:20

20 But who are you, O man, ^wto answer back to God? ^xWill what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?”