Job 36
New American Standard Bible 2020
Elihu Speaks of God’s Dealings with Mankind
1Then ElihuH453 continuedH3254 and saidH559,2“WaitH3803 for me a littleH2191, and I will showH2331 you That there 1is stillH5750 moreH5750 toH4405 beH4405 saidH4405 on God’sH433 behalf.3I will bringH5375 my knowledgeH1843 from afarH7350, And ascribeH5414 2righteousnessH6664 to my MakerH6466.4For trulyH551 3my wordsH4405 are not falseH8267; One who is 4perfectH8549 in knowledgeH1844 is with you.5BeholdH2005, GodH410 is mightyH3524 but does not 5rejectH3988 anyone; He is 6mightyH3524 in strengthH3581 of understandingH3820.6He does not 7keepH2421 the wickedH7563 aliveH2421, But givesH5414 justiceH4941 to 8the afflictedH6041.7He does not 9withdrawH1639 His eyesH5869 from the righteousH6662, But 10with kingsH4428 on the throneH3678 He has seatedH3427 them foreverH5331, and they are exaltedH1361.8And ifH518 they are boundH631 in shacklesH2203, And are caughtH3920 in the snaresH2256 of 11miseryH6040,9Then He declaresH5046 to them their workH6467 And their wrongdoingsH6588, that they have 12been arrogantH1396.1013He opensH1540 their earsH241 to instructionH4148, And 14commandsH559 that they returnH7725 from injusticeH205.11IfH518 they listenH8085 and serveH5647 Him, They will 15endH3615 their daysH3117 in prosperityH2896, And their yearsH8141 in 16happinessH5273.12But ifH518 they do not listenH8085, they will 17perishH5674 18by the swordH2719, And 19dieH1478 withoutH1097 knowledgeH1847.13But the godlessH2611 in heartH3820 nurtureH7760 angerH639; They do not callH7768 forH7768 helpH7768 whenH3588 He bindsH631 them.1420They dieH4191 in youthH5290, And their lifeH2421 perishes among the 21cultH6945 prostitutesH6945.15He rescuesH2502 the afflictedH6041 in 22their 23miseryH6040, And 24opensH1540 their earsH241 in time of oppressionH3906.16Then indeedH637, He inducedH5496 you awayH4480 from the mouthH6310 of distressH6862, And insteadH8478 ofH8478 it, a broadH7338 placeH7338 with noH3808 constraintH4164; And your tableH7979 was fullH4390 of 25richH1880 foodH1880.
17“But you were fullH4390 of 26judgmentH1779 on the wickedH7563; JudgmentH1779 and justiceH4941 takeH8551 holdH8551 of you.18Beware that 27wrathH2534 does not enticeH5496 you to mockeryH5607; And do not let the greatnessH7230 of the 28ransomH3724 turnH5186 you asideH5186.19Will your cryH7770 forH7770 helpH7770 keepH6186 you from distressH6862, Or allH3605 the exertionsH3981 of your strengthH3581?20Do not longH7602 for 29the nightH3915, When peopleH5971 30vanishH5927 inH8478 their placesH8478.21BeH8104 carefulH8104, do 31not turnH6437 to evilH205, For you preferredH977 thisH2088 to 32miseryH6040.22BeholdH2005, GodH410 isH7682 exaltedH7682 in His powerH3581; WhoH4310 is a 33teacherH4175 likeH3644 Him?23WhoH4310 has appointedH6485 Him His wayH1870, And whoH4310 has saidH559, ‘34You have doneH6466 wrongH5767’?
24“RememberH2142 that you are to 35exaltH7679 His workH6467, Of whichH834 peopleH376 have 36sungH7891.25AllH3605 peopleH120 have seenH2372 it; MankindH120 looksH5027 at it from afarH7350.26BeholdH2005, GodH410 is 37exaltedH7689, and 38we do not knowH3045 Him; The 39numberH4557 of His yearsH8141 is unsearchableH3808H2714.27For 40He drawsH1639 upH1639 the dropsH5198 of waterH4325; They distillH2212 rainH4306 from its 41celestialH108 streamH108,28WhichH834 cloudsH7834 pourH5140 downH5140; They dripH7491 upon mankindH120 abundantlyH7227.29Can anyone understandH995 the 42spreadingH4666 of the cloudsH5645, The 43thunderingH8663 of His 44pavilionH5521?30BeholdH2005, He spreadsH6566 His 45lightningH216 aboutH5921 Him, And He coversH3680 the depthsH8328 of the seaH3220.31For by them He 46judgesH1777 peoplesH5971; He 47givesH5414 foodH400 in abundanceH3527.32He coversH3680 His handsH3709 with the 48lightningH216, And 49commandsH6680 it to strikeH6293 the targetH6293.33Its 50thunderingH7452 voiceH7452 declaresH5046 51His presenceH5921; The livestockH4735 alsoH637, concerningH5921 what is comingH5927 upH5927.
Notes
- 1. Job 36:2 Lit are yet words for God ↩
- 2. Job 36:3 Job 8:3; 37:23 ↩
- 3. Job 36:4 Job 33:3 ↩
- 4. Job 36:4 Job 37:16 ↩
- 5. Job 36:5 Ps 22:24; 69:33; 102:17 ↩
- 6. Job 36:5 Job 12:13 ↩
- 7. Job 36:6 Job 8:22; 34:26 ↩
- 8. Job 36:6 Job 5:15 ↩
- 9. Job 36:7 Ps 33:18; 34:15 ↩
- 10. Job 36:7 Job 5:11; Ps 113:8 ↩
- 11. Job 36:8 Job 36:15, 21 ↩
- 12. Job 36:9 Job 15:25 ↩
- 13. Job 36:10 Job 33:16; 36:15 ↩
- 14. Job 36:10 2 Kin 17:13; Job 36:21; Jon 3:8 ↩
- 15. Job 36:11 1 Tim 4:8 ↩
- 16. Job 36:11 Ps 16:11 ↩
- 17. Job 36:12 Lit pass away ↩
- 18. Job 36:12 Job 15:22 ↩
- 19. Job 36:12 Job 4:21 ↩
- 20. Job 36:14 Lit Their soul dies ↩
- 21. Job 36:14 Deut 23:17 ↩
- 22. Job 36:15 Lit his ↩
- 23. Job 36:15 Job 36:8, 21 ↩
- 24. Job 36:15 Job 36:10 ↩
- 25. Job 36:16 Or fatness ↩
- 26. Job 36:17 Job 22:5, 10, 11 ↩
- 27. Job 36:18 Jon 4:4, 9 ↩
- 28. Job 36:18 Job 33:24 ↩
- 29. Job 36:20 Job 34:20, 25 ↩
- 30. Job 36:20 Lit go up ↩
- 31. Job 36:21 Job 36:10; Ps 31:6; 66:18 ↩
- 32. Job 36:21 Job 36:8, 15; Heb 11:25 ↩
- 33. Job 36:22 Job 35:11 ↩
- 34. Job 36:23 Deut 32:4; Job 8:3 ↩
- 35. Job 36:24 Ps 92:5; Rev 15:3 ↩
- 36. Job 36:24 Ex 15:1; Judg 5:1; 1 Chr 16:9; Ps 59:16; 138:5 ↩
- 37. Job 36:26 Job 11:7-9; 37:23 ↩
- 38. Job 36:26 1 Cor 13:12 ↩
- 39. Job 36:26 Job 10:5; Ps 90:2; 102:24, 27; Heb 1:12 ↩
- 40. Job 36:27 Job 5:10; 36:26-29; 37:6, 11; 38:28; Ps 147:8 ↩
- 41. Job 36:27 Or mist ↩
- 42. Job 36:29 Job 37:11, 16 ↩
- 43. Job 36:29 Job 26:14 ↩
- 44. Job 36:29 Lit booth ↩
- 45. Job 36:30 Lit light ↩
- 46. Job 36:31 Job 37:13 ↩
- 47. Job 36:31 Ps 104:27; 136:25; Acts 14:17 ↩
- 48. Job 36:32 Lit light ↩
- 49. Job 36:32 Job 37:11, 12, 15 ↩
- 50. Job 36:33 Job 37:2 ↩
- 51. Job 36:33 Lit concerning Him ↩
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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