Job 35:7

Job 35:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
• New International Version (NIV)If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you are righteous, what do you give Him? Or what does He receive from your hand?

Context of Job 35:7

5Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you! 6If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him? If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand? 8Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people. 9“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

Job 35:7 word by word

אִם־צָ֭דַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־ל֑וֹ א֥וֹ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ֥ יִקָּֽח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thou be righteousצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• what givestנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thou him? or what receivethלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• he of thine handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Job 35:7

• Job 22:2“Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?
• 1 Chronicles 29:14“But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
• Psalms 16:2I say to the Lord, “You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”
• Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.
• Romans 11:35Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?

Commentaries on Job 35:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? - The same sentiment substantially as in the previous verses. It is, that God is supreme and independent. He does not desire such benefits from the services of his friends and is not so dependent on them; as to be induced to interpose in their favor, in any way beyond what is strictly proper. It is to be presumed, therefore, that he will deal with them according to what is right, and as it is right that they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8Elihu tried to answer his own question (35:2). But his response did not add anything new compared to: Zophar (11:8–9). Eliphaz (22:12). Bildad (25:5–6). Job (9:8–10). Elihu did not realize that all sin offends God (Genesis 39:9; Matthew 25:41–46; compare Proverbs 19:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. Elihu like Eliphaz (Job 22:2, 3, 12) shows that God is too exalted in nature to be susceptible of benefit or hurt from the righteousness or sin of men respectively; it is themselves that they benefit by righteousness, or hurt by sin. behold the clouds, which are higher than thou--spoken with irony. Not only are they higher than thou, but thou canst not even reach them clearly with the eye. Yet these are not as high as God's seat. God is therefore too…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 35:7

• God
• Man
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Advantage
• Elihu
• Heaven

Commentaries on Job 35

• 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