Tree of Life Version
Job 36:6
6He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives justice to the afflicted.
Job 36:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed.
Context of Job 36:6
4For truly, my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. 5“Indeed, God is mighty, but despises none, He is mighty in strength of understanding. He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives justice to the afflicted. 7He does not take His eyes from the righteous, but enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. 8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by cords of affliction,
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לֹא־יְחַיֶּ֥ה רָשָׁ֑ע וּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 36:6
- Job 21:7Why do the wicked go on living, growing old and increasing in power?
- Psalms 55:23Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, Adonai, when I plead my case with You. Yet I speak with You about justice. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the treacherous thrive?
- 2 Peter 2:9Therefore the Lord certainly knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and how to keep the unrighteous being punished until the Day of Judgment—
- Job 29:12for I saved the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no one to help him;
- Psalms 9:12Sing praises to Adonai, who dwells in Zion. Declare His deeds among the peoples.
- Psalms 10:14You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 82:1A psalm of Asaph. God takes His stand in the assembly of God. He judges among the ‘gods’:
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor person because he is poor, nor crush the needy at the gate,
- Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the poor of the land. He will strike the land with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
- Exodus 22:22If you mistreat them in any way, and they cry out to Me, I will surely hear their cry.
- Psalms 140:12May a slanderer not endure in the land. May calamity hunt down a violent man.
Commentaries on Job 36:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He preserveth not the life - He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions. But giveth right - Justice will he give to the afflicted or humble, עניים aniyim .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance with character, and that strict justice is thus maintained. But giveth right to the poor - Margin, “or afflicted.” The Hebrew word often refers to the afflicted, to the humble, or the lowly; and the reference here is to the “lower classes” of society. The idea is…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. 66. right ... poor--He espouses the cause of the afflicted.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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