New Living Translation
Job 34:35
35‘Job speaks out of ignorance; his words lack insight.’
Job 34:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
- New International Version (NIV)‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)'Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Job speaks without knowledge, His words are without wisdom.’
Context of Job 34:35
33“Must God tailor his justice to your demands? But you have rejected him! The choice is yours, not mine. Go ahead, share your wisdom with us. 34After all, bright people will tell me, and wise people will hear me say, ‘Job speaks out of ignorance; his words lack insight.’ 36Job, you deserve the maximum penalty for the wicked way you have talked. 37For you have added rebellion to your sin; you show no respect, and you speak many angry words against God.”
Read all of Job 34Job 34:35 word by word
אִ֭יּוֹב לֹא־בְדַ֣עַת יְדַבֵּ֑ר וּ֝דְבָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 34:35
- Job 13:2I know as much as you do. You are no better than I am.
- Job 15:2“A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag.
- Job 35:16But you are talking nonsense, Job. You have spoken like a fool.”
- Job 38:2“Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?
- Job 42:3You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me.
Commentaries on Job 34:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Job hath spoken without knowledge - There is no good in arguing with a self-willed, self-conceited man. Job has spoken like a man destitute of wisdom and discretion.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 When we reprove for what is amiss, we must direct to what is good. Job's friends would have had him own himself a wicked man. Let will only oblige him to own that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. Let us, in giving reproof, not make a matter worse than it is. Elihu directs Job to humble himself before God for his sins, and to accept the punishment. Also to pray to God to discover his sins to him. A good man is willing to know the worst of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3534-35. Rather, "men ... will say to me, and the wise man (Job 34:2, 10) who hearkens to me (will say), 'Job hath spoken,'" &c.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 34
- 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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