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

5Look up into the sky, and see the clouds high above you. 6If you sin, how does that affect God? Even if you sin again and again, what effect will it have on him? If you are good, is this some great gift to him? What could you possibly give him? 8No, your sins affect only people like yourself, and your good deeds also affect only humans. 9“People cry out when they are oppressed. They groan beneath 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“Can a person do anything to help God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
• 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
• Psalms 16:2I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”
• Proverbs 9:12If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
• Romans 11:35And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back?

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