American Standard Version
Job 36:6
6He preserveth not the life of the wicked,But giveth to the afflicted their right.
Job 36:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed.
Context of Job 36:6
4For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. 5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding. He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right. 7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. 8And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of affliction;
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לֹא־יְחַיֶּ֥ה רָשָׁ֑ע וּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 36:6
- Job 21:7Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
- Psalms 55:23But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
- 2 Peter 2:9the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
- Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
- Psalms 9:12For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
- Psalms 10:14Thou hast seenit; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
- Psalms 82:1God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.
- Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
- Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- Exodus 22:22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
- Psalms 140:12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
Commentaries on Job 36:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He preserveth not the life - He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions. But giveth right - Justice will he give to the afflicted or humble, עניים aniyim .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance with character, and that strict justice is thus maintained. But giveth right to the poor - Margin, “or afflicted.” The Hebrew word often refers to the afflicted, to the humble, or the lowly; and the reference here is to the “lower classes” of society. The idea is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Elihu here shows that God acts as righteous Governor. He is always ready to defend those that are injured. If our eye is ever toward God in duty, his eye will be ever upon us in mercy, and, when we are at the lowest, will not overlook us. God intends, when he afflicts us, to discover past sins to us, and to bring them to our remembrance. Also, to dispose our hearts to be taught: affliction makes people willing to learn, through the grace of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. right ... poor--He espouses the cause of the afflicted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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