New English Translation
Job 36:9
9then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly.
Job 36:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
- New International Version (NIV)he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He tells them their work and their transgressions— That they have acted defiantly.
Context of Job 36:9
7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever. 8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction, then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly. 10And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil. 11If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.
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וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לָהֶ֣ם פָּעֳלָ֑ם וּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗ם כִּ֣י יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 36:9
- Job 10:2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’
- Deuteronomy 4:21But the Lord became angry with me because of you and vowed that I would never cross the Jordan nor enter the good land that he is about to give you.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
- Psalms 94:12How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
- Lamentations 3:39Why should any living person complain when punished for his sins? נ (Nun)
- Luke 15:17But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
- Psalms 5:10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.
- Isaiah 59:12For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, and our sins testify against us; indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds; we know our sins all too well.
- Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Romans 5:20Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,
- 1 Timothy 1:15This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!
Commentaries on Job 36:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He showeth them their work - He shows them the exceeding sinfulness of sin. That they have exceeded - יתגברו yithgabbaru, "that they have strengthened themselves," and did not trust in the living God; and therefore they would not help themselves when trouble came.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Then he showeth them their work - What their lives have been. This he does either by a messenger sent to them Job 33:23, or by their own reflections Job 33:27, or by the influences of his Spirit leading them to a proper review of their lives. The object of their affliction, Elihu says, is to bring them to see what their conduct has been, and to reform what has been amiss. It should not be interpreted either as proof that the afflicted are eminently…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. 8-108-10. If they be afflicted, it is no proof that they are hypocrites, as the friends maintain, or that God disregards them, and is indifferent whether men are good or bad, as Job asserts: God is thereby "disciplining them," and "showing them their sins," and if they bow in a right spirit under God's visiting hand, the greatest blessings ensue.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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