What does Job 9:33 mean?

Job 9:33 highlights themes such as intercession, mediator, justice when read in context.

How should I apply Job 9:33 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

31Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

35Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

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Hebrews 9:15
Jesus is the mediator of a new covenant, fulfilling Job's desire for intercession.
Romans 8:34
This verse highlights Jesus' role in interceding for believers.
Job 16:21
Job expresses a desire for someone to advocate for him, similar to his plea in this verse.