Job 36:6

Job 36:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
• New International Version (NIV)He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed.

Context of Job 36:6

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. He doesn’t allow the wicked person to live. He grants justice to those who are oppressed. 7He doesn’t take his eyes off righteous people. He seats them on thrones with kings to honor them forever. 8However, if righteous people are bound in chains and tangled in ropes of misery,

Job 36:6 word by word

לֹא־יְחַיֶּ֥ה רָשָׁ֑ע וּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He preserveth not the lifeחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• but givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• to the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041

Cross-references for Job 36:6

• Job 21:7“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, and even become more powerful?
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.
• 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?
• 2 Peter 2:9Since the Lord did all this, he knows how to rescue godly people when they are tested. He also knows how to hold immoral people for punishment on the day of judgment.
• Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.
• Psalms 9:12The one who avenges murder has remembered oppressed people. He has never forgotten their cries.
• Psalms 10:14You have seen ⌞it⌟; yes, you have taken note of trouble and grief and placed them under your control. The victim entrusts himself to you. You alone have been the helper of orphans.
• Psalms 72:4May he grant justice to the people who are oppressed. May he save the children of needy people and crush their oppressor.
• Psalms 82:1God takes his place in his own assembly. He pronounces judgment among the gods:
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
• Isaiah 11:4He will judge the poor justly. He will make fair decisions for the humble people on earth. He will strike the earth with a rod from his mouth. He will kill the wicked with the breath from his lips.
• Exodus 22:22“Never take advantage of any widow or orphan.
• Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.

Commentaries on Job 36:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He preserveth not the life - He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions. But giveth right - Justice will he give to the afflicted or humble, עניים aniyim .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance with character, and that strict justice is thus maintained. But giveth right to the poor - Margin, “or afflicted.” The Hebrew word often refers to the afflicted, to the humble, or the lowly; and the reference here is to the “lower classes” of society. The idea is…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. right ... poor--He espouses the cause of the afflicted.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