New International Version
Job 36:18
18Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
Job 36:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing, and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin.
Context of Job 36:18
16“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food. 17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have taken hold of you. Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. 19Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress? 20Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.
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כִּֽי־חֵ֭מָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ֣ בְסָ֑פֶק וְרָב־כֹּ֝֗פֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 36:18
- Psalms 2:5He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
- Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Romans 1:18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
- Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.
- Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
- Psalms 39:10Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
- Isaiah 14:6which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression.
- Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
- Job 33:24and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them—
- Psalms 49:7No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—
- 1 Timothy 2:6who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.
- Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Commentaries on Job 36:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Because there is wrath - This is a time in which God is punishing the wicked; take heed lest thou be cut off in a moment. Redeem the time; the days are evil. Then a great ransom - When he determines to destroy, who can save?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Because there is wrath - That is, the wrath of God is to be dreaded. The meaning is, that if Job persevered in the spirit which he had manifested, he had every reason to expect that God would suddenly cut him off. He might now repent and find mercy, but he had shown the spirit of those who were rebellions in affliction, and if he persevered in that, he had nothing to expect but the wrath of God. With his stroke - With his smiting or chastisement; compare…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 Elihu shows that Job caused the continuance of his own trouble. He cautions him not to persist in frowardness. Even good men need to be kept to their duty by the fear of God's wrath; the wisest and best have enough in them to deserve his stroke. Let not Job continue his unjust quarrel with God and his providence. And let us never dare to think favourably of sin, never indulge it, nor allow ourselves in it. Elihu thinks Job needed this…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. (Nu 16:45; Psa 49:6, 7; Mt 16:26). Even the "ransom" by Jesus Christ (Job 33:24) will be of no avail to wilful despisers (He 10:26-29). with his stroke--(Job 34:26). Umbreit translates, "Beware lest the wrath of God (thy severe calamity) lead thee to scorn" (Job 34:7; 27:23). This accords better with the verb in the parallel clause, which ought to be translated, "Let not the great ransom (of money, which thou canst give) seduce thee (Margin, turn thee…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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