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Job 36:9
9he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.
Job 36:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)he shows them the reason. He shows them their sins of pride.
Context of Job 36:9
7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. 8But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction, he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly. 10He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil. 11If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.
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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 say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.
- Deuteronomy 4:21The Lord was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
- Psalms 94:12Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
- Lamentations 3:39Why should the living complain when punished for their sins?
- Luke 15:17“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
- Psalms 5:10Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
- Isaiah 59:12For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities:
- Ezekiel 18:28Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.
- Romans 5:20The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
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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