Job 4:18

Modern

If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,

Traditional

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

Literal

Behold, in His servants He does not trust, and His angels He charges with error;

Latin

Ecce qui serviunt ei, non sunt stabiles, et in angelis suis reperit pravitatem;

Hebrew

English

If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,

The idea that God does not trust His servants and charges His angels with error is unique (but see Genesis 6:1–4).

Theme notes and profiles

Job 25:5–6
If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
Jude 1:6
And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
Job 15:15–16
If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
Psalm 103:20–21
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Psalm 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
Isaiah 6:2–3
Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.