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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
• 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.

Context of Job 36:7

5“Certainly, God is mighty. He doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty and brave. 6He doesn’t allow the wicked person to live. He grants justice to those who are oppressed. He 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, 9he tells them what they’ve done wrong and that they’ve behaved 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 16:9The Lord’s eyes scan the whole world to find those whose hearts are committed to him and to strengthen them. You acted foolishly in this matter. So from now on, you will have to fight wars.”
• Psalms 33:18The Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him, on those who wait with hope for his mercy
• Psalms 34:15The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help.
• Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.
• 1 Peter 3:12The Lord’s eyes are on those who do what he approves. His ears hear their prayer. The Lord confronts those who do evil.”
• Job 1:3He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East.
• Job 42:12The Lord blessed the latter years of Job’s life more than the earlier years. He had 14,000 sheep and goats, 6,000 camels, 2,000 oxen, and 1,000 donkeys.
• Genesis 23:6“Listen to us, sir. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead.”
• Genesis 41:40You will be in charge of my palace, and all my people will do what you say. I will be more important than you, only because I’m Pharaoh.”
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.
• Esther 10:3Mordecai the Jew was ranked second only to King Xerxes. He was greatly respected by, and popular with, all of the other Jews, since he provided for the good of his people and spoke for the welfare of his fellow Jews.
• Psalms 78:70He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.
• Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.
• 2 Samuel 7:13He will 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 remains secure, full of confidence in the Lord.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful and will strengthen you and protect 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

Topics related to Job 36:7

• Righteous

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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