God’s Word Translation
Job 36:3
3I will get my knowledge from far away and prove that my Creator is fair.
Job 36:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
- New International Version (NIV)I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will get my knowledge from afar and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will fetch my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Context of Job 36:3
1Elihu continued to speak ⌞to Job⌟, 2“Be patient with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said in God’s defense. I will get my knowledge from far away and prove that my Creator is fair. 4Certainly, my words are not lies. The one who knows everything is ⌞speaking⌟ with you. 5“Certainly, God is mighty. He doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty and brave.
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אֶשָּׂ֣א דֵ֭עִי לְמֵרָח֑וֹק וּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗י אֶֽתֵּֽן־צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 36:3
- Job 28:12“Where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding live?
- Job 32:8However, there is in humans a Spirit, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
- Proverbs 2:4if you search for wisdom as if it were money and hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure,
- Matthew 2:1Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea when Herod was king. After Jesus’ birth wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem.
- Matthew 12:42The queen from the south will stand up at the time of judgment with you. She will condemn you, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon’s wisdom. But look, someone greater than Solomon is here!
- Acts 8:27So Philip went. An Ethiopian man who had come to Jerusalem to worship was on his way home. The man was a eunuch, a high-ranking official in charge of all the treasures of Queen Candace of Ethiopia.
- Romans 10:6However, Scripture says about God’s approval which is based on faith, “Don’t ask yourself who will go up to heaven,” (that is, to bring Christ down).
- James 1:5If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and he will give it to you. God is generous to everyone and doesn’t find fault with them.
- James 3:17However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure. Then it is peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good deeds, impartial, and sincere.
- Job 32:2Then Elihu, son of Barachel, a descendant of Buz from the family of Ram, became very angry with Job because Job thought he was more righteous than God.
- Job 34:5because Job has said, ‘I’m righteous, but God has taken away my rights.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable.
- Psalms 11:7The Lord is righteous. He loves a righteous way of life. Decent people will see his face.
- Psalms 145:17The Lord is fair in all his ways and faithful in everything he does.
- Jeremiah 12:1O Lord, even if I would argue my case with you, you would always be right. Yet, I want to talk to you about your justice. Why do wicked people succeed? Why do treacherous people have peace and quiet?
- Daniel 9:7You, Lord, are righteous. But we—the men of Judah, the citizens of Jerusalem, and all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far—are still ashamed because we have been unfaithful to you.
Commentaries on Job 36:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I will fetch my knowledge from afar - למרחוק lemerachok, "from the distant place," meaning probably both remote antiquity and heaven; see below. I will show thee that all antiquity and experience are on my side. I can bring proofs from the remotest ages and from the most distant countries to demonstrate that God is infinitely Wise, and can do nothing foolish or erroneous; that he is infinitely Powerful, and can bring all the purposes of his wisdom to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I will fetch my knowledge from afar - What I say shall not be mere commonplace. It shall be the result of reflection on subjects that lie out of the ordinary range of thought. The idea is, that he did not mean to go over the ground that had been already trodden, or to suggest such reflections as would occur to anyone, but that he meant to bring his illustrations from abstruser matters, and from things that had escaped their attention. He in fact appeals…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. from afar--not trite commonplaces, but drawn from God's mighty works. ascribe righteousness--whereas Job ascribed unrighteousness (Job 34:10, 12). A man, in enquiring into God's ways, should at the outset presume they are all just, be willing to find them so, and expect that the result of investigation will prove them to be so; such a one will never be disappointed [Barnes].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
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