Job 36
American Standard Version
1ElihuH453 also proceeded, and saidH559,
2Suffer me a littleH2191, and I will show thee;For I have yetH5750 somewhat to say on God’s behalf.3I will fetch my knowledgeH1843 from afarH7350,And will ascribe righteousnessH6664 to my Maker.4For truly my wordsH4405 are not false:One that is perfectH8549 in knowledgeH1844 is with thee.5Behold, GodH410 is mightyH3524, and despiseth not any:He is mightyH3524 in strengthH3581 of understanding.6He preserveth not the lifeH2421 of the wickedH7563,But giveth to the afflictedH6041 their rightH4941.7He withdraweth not his eyesH5869 from the righteousH6662: But with kingsH4428 upon the throneH3678 He setteth them for ever, and they are exaltedH1361.8And if they be boundH631 in fetters,And be takenH3920 in the cordsH2256 of affliction;9Then he showeth them their workH6467,And their transgressionsH6588, that they have behaved themselves proudly.10He openeth also their earH241 to instruction,And commandeth that they returnH7725 from iniquity.11If they hearken and serveH5647 him,They shall spend their daysH3117 in prosperity,And their yearsH8141 in pleasures.12But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword,And they shall dieH1478 without knowledgeH1847.13But they that are godlessH2611 in heartH3820 lay up angerH639:They cryH7768 not for helpH7768 when he bindeth them.14They dieH4191 in youthH5290,And their lifeH5315perisheth among the unclean.15He delivereth the afflictedH6041 by their affliction,And openeth their earH241 in oppressionH3906.16Yea, he would have allured thee out of distressH6862Into a broadH7338 placeH8478, where there is no straitness;And that which is set on thy tableH7979 would be fullH4390 of fatnessH1880.17But thou art fullH4390 of the judgmentH4941 of the wickedH7563:JudgmentH4941 and justiceH4941 takeH8551 holdH8551on thee.18For let not wrathH2534 stir thee up against chastisements;Neither let the greatness of the ransomH3724 turnH5186 thee asideH5186.19Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress,Or all the forces ofthystrengthH3581?20Desire not the nightH3915,When peoplesH5971 are cut off in their placeH8478.21TakeH8104 heedH8104, regard not iniquity:For this hast thou chosenH977 rather than affliction.22Behold, GodH410 doeth loftily in his powerH3581:Who is a teacher like unto him?23Who hath enjoined him his wayH1870?Or who can sayH559, Thou hast wrought unrighteousnessH5766?24RememberH2142 that thou magnify his workH6467,Whereof menH376 have sungH7891.25All menH120 have lookedH5027 thereon;ManH120 beholdeth it afarH7350 off.26Behold, GodH410 is great, and we knowH3045 him not;The numberH4557 of his yearsH8141 is unsearchable.27For he draweth up the drops of waterH4325,Which distil in rainH4306 from his vapor,28Which the skies pour down And drop upon manH120 abundantly.29Yea, can any understandH995 the spreadings of the cloudsH5645,The thunderings of his pavilion?30Behold, he spreadeth his lightH216 around him;And he covereth the bottom of the seaH3220.31For by these he judgeth the peoplesH5971;He giveth foodH400 in abundance.32He covereth his handsH3709 with the lightning,And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.33The noise thereof telleth concerning him,The cattle alsoH637 concerningthe stormthat cometh up.
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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