God’s Word Translation
Job 34:30
30⌞He does this⌟ so that godless people cannot rule and so that they cannot trap people.
Job 34:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
- New International Version (NIV)to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.
- New King James Version (NKJV)That the hypocrite should not reign, Lest the people be ensnared.
Context of Job 34:30
28They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer. 29If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person? ⌞He does this⌟ so that godless people cannot rule and so that they cannot trap people. 31“But suppose such a person says to God, ‘I am guilty, I will stop my immoral behavior. 32Teach me what I cannot see. If I’ve done wrong, I won’t do it again.’
Read all of Job 34Job 34:30 word by word
מִ֭מְּלֹךְ אָדָ֥ם חָנֵ֗ף מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי עָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 34:30
- Job 34:21God’s eyes are on a person’s ways. He sees all his steps.
- 1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said, “You’ve been worshiping in Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.”
- 2 Kings 21:9(But they wouldn’t obey.) Manasseh misled Israel so that they did more evil things than the nations that the Lord had destroyed when the Israelites arrived in the land.
- Psalms 12:8Wicked people parade around when immorality increases among Adam’s descendants.
- Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
- Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment, because its people are determined to chase idols.
- Hosea 13:11I gave you a king when I was angry, and I took him away when I was furious.
- Micah 6:16You have kept Omri’s laws and all the practices of the descendants of Ahab, and you have followed their advice. That is why I will ruin you. Your people will be ridiculed. You will bear the disgrace of my people.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4He opposes every so-called god or anything that is worshiped and places himself above them, sitting in God’s temple and claiming to be God.
- Revelation 13:3One of the beast’s heads looked like it had a fatal wound, but its fatal wound was healed. All the people of the world were amazed and followed the beast.
Commentaries on Job 34:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30That the hypocrite reign not - The Vulgate translates, Who causes a wicked man to reign because of the sins of the people. This was precisely the defense which Hegiage, the oppressive ruler of the Babylonian Irak, under the caliph Abdul Malec, made when he found the people in a state of insurrection. See at the end of the chapter, Job 34:37; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30That the hypocrite reign not - All this is done to prevent wicked men from ruling over the people. The remarks of Elihu had had respect much to princes and kings, and he had shown that however great they were, they were in the hands of God, and were wholly at his disposal. He “now” says that the design of his dealings with them was to prevent their oppressing their fellow-men. The general scope of the remarks of Elihu is, that God is the universal…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-30Verses 16-30 Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumption to condemn God's proceedings, as Job had done by his discontents. Elihu suggests divers considerations to Job, to produce in him high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him to submit. Job had often wished to plead his cause before God. Elihu asks…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. Ensnared--into sin (1Ki 12:28, 30). Or rather, "enthralled by further oppression," Job 34:26-28.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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