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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

Context of Job 36:7

5"Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. 6He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right. He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted. 8And if they are bound in chains and caught in the cords of affliction, 9then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

Job 36:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• He withdrawethגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639
• not his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• from the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• but with kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• on the throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• yea, he doth establishיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• them for everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• and they are exaltedגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361

Cross-references for Job 36:7

• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
• Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
• 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
• Job 1:3He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.
• Job 42:12And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
• Genesis 23:6"Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead."
• Genesis 41:40You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you."
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and on them he has set the world.
• Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
• Psalms 78:70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
• 2 Samuel 7:13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• Psalms 112:7He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.

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