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Job 34:12
12It is true! Almighty God does not do wicked things. He never refuses to judge people in a fair way.
Job 34:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)It is unthinkable that God would do wrong, that the Almighty would pervert justice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Context of Job 34:12
10So listen to me, you men who understand so much. Almighty God can never do anything that is wrong or wicked! 11He judges people fairly as he sees the things that they do. He gives people what they deserve. It is true! Almighty God does not do wicked things. He never refuses to judge people in a fair way. 13God's great power did not come from anyone else! He himself has authority over the whole world. 14God could decide to remove life from the world. He could take back his spirit and his breath.
Read all of Job 34Job 34:12 word by word
אַף־אָמְנָ֗ם אֵ֥ל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁ֑יעַ וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:12
- Psalms 11:7The Lord always does what is right. He loves people to do good things. Those who do what is right will know that God loves them.
- Psalms 145:17So the Lord is fair in all that he does. He always shows how much he loves us.
- Habakkuk 1:12Lord, you have always been God, since the beginning. You are the God that I worship as holy, and you will never die. Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians as your weapon to punish your people. You are a strong rock to protect us, but you have decided to use them to punish us.
- Job 8:3Surely you know that God is fair. The Almighty God never changes right things into wrong things.
Commentaries on Job 34:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly - So important does Elihu hold this principle to be, that he repeats it, and dwells upon it. He says, “it surely (אמנם 'omnâm ) must be so.” The principle must be held at all hazards, and no opinion which contravenes this should be indulged for one moment. His ground of complaint against Job was, that he had not held fast to this principle, but, under the pressure of his sufferings, had indulged in remarks which…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 Elihu had showed Job, that God meant him no hurt by afflicting him, but intended his spiritual benefit. Here he shows, that God did him no wrong by afflicting him. If the former did not satisfy him, this ought to silence him. God cannot do wickedness, nor the Almighty commit wrong. If services now go unrewarded, and sins now go unpunished, yet there is a day coming, when God will fully render to every man according to his works. Further…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-15The passage connects three ideas to the belief that God can do no wrong (34:10, 12): God rewards or punishes people based on their actions (34:11); As the creator, God does not have to answer to anyone (34:13). Every living being relies on God for life. God can take life away without being wrong (34:14–15; compare Romans 9:19–29).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Job 8:3). In opposition to Job, Job 34:5, will not--cannot.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 34
- 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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