Job 36:7

Job 36:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
• New International Version (NIV)He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.

Context of Job 36:7

5Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not [any]; mighty in strength of understanding: 6He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted. He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted. 8And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction, 9Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased.

Job 36:7 word by word

לֹֽא־יִגְרַ֥ע מִצַּדִּ֗יק עֵ֫ינָ֥יו וְאֶת־מְלָכִ֥ים לַכִּסֵּ֑א וַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥ם לָ֝נֶ֗צַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• exaltedגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361

Cross-references for Job 36:7

• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;
• Zephaniah 3:17Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing.
• 1 Peter 3:12because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.
• Job 1:3And his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; and this man was greater than all the children of the east.
• Job 42:12And Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
• Genesis 23:6Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.
• Genesis 41:40Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy commandment shall all my people regulate themselves; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
• Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the welfare of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
• Psalms 78:70And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
• 2 Samuel 7:13It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
• Psalms 112:7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and keep [you] from evil.

Commentaries on Job 36:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He withdraweth not his eyes - Exactly similar to those words of David, Psalm 34:15; : "The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous." But with kings are they on the throne - I think the words should be read thus: - "But with kings upon the throne shall he place them; and they shall be exalted for ever." The word וישיבם vaiyeshibem, he will establish or place them, should be added to the first clause, as I have done; and then the sense becomes much clearer…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous - That is, he constantly observes them, whether they are in the more elevated or humble ranks of life. Even though he afflicts them, his eye is upon them, and he does not forsake them. It will be remembered that one of the difficulties to be accounted for was, that they who professed to be righteous are subjected to severe trials. The friends of Job had maintained that such a fact was in itself proof that…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The Bible teaches that God always watches over the righteous (2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalms 33:18; 34:15; 1 Peter 3:12). This idea addresses Job's frustration about God's surveillance (Job 7:17–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (1Pe 3:12). God does not forsake the godly, as Job implied, but "establishes," or makes them sit on the throne as kings (1Sa 2:8; Psa 113:7, 8). True of believers in the highest sense, already in part (1Pe 2:9; Re 1:6); hereafter fully (Re 5:10; Job 22:5). and they are--that they may be.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