Job 34 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 35

¹Moreover Elihu answered,

KJVElihu^H453 spake^H6030^(H8799) moreover, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’

KJVThinkest^H2803^(H8804) thou this to be right^H4941, that thou saidst^H559^(H8804), My righteousness^H6664 is more than God's^H410?

³ that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’

KJVFor thou saidst^H559^(H8799), What advantage^H5532^(H8799) will it be unto thee? and, What profit^H3276^(H8686) shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin^H2403?

⁴ I will answer you, and your companions with you.

KJVI will answer^H7725^(H8686)^H4405 thee, and thy companions^H7453 with thee.

⁵ Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.

KJVLook^H5027^(H8685) unto the heavens^H8064, and see^H7200^(H8798); and behold^H7789^(H8798) the clouds^H7834 which are higher^H1361^(H8804) than thou.

⁶ If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

KJVIf thou sinnest^H2398^(H8804), what doest^H6466^(H8799) thou against him? or if thy transgressions^H6588 be multiplied^H7231^(H8804), what doest^H6213^(H8799) thou unto him?

⁷ If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

KJVIf thou be righteous^H6663^(H8804), what givest^H5414^(H8799) thou him? or what receiveth^H3947^(H8799) he of thine hand^H3027?

⁸ Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

KJVThy wickedness^H7562 may hurt a man^H376 as thou art; and thy righteousness^H6666 may profit the son^H1121 of man^H120.

⁹ “By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

KJVBy reason of the multitude^H7230 of oppressions^H6217 they make the oppressed to cry^H2199^(H8686): they cry out^H7768^(H8762) by reason of the arm^H2220 of the mighty^H7227.

¹⁰ But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

KJVBut none saith^H559^(H8804), Where is God^H433 my maker^H6213^(H8802), who giveth^H5414^(H8802) songs^H2158 in the night^H3915;

¹¹ who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’

KJVWho teacheth^H502^(H8764) us more than the beasts^H929 of the earth^H776, and maketh us wiser^H2449^(H8762) than the fowls^H5775 of heaven^H8064?

¹² There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.

KJVThere they cry^H6817^(H8799), but none giveth answer^H6030^(H8799), because^H6440 of the pride^H1347 of evil men^H7451.

¹³ Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.

KJVSurely God^H410 will not hear^H8085^(H8799) vanity^H7723, neither will the Almighty^H7706 regard^H7789^(H8799) it.

¹⁴ How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

KJVAlthough^H637 thou sayest^H559^(H8799) thou shalt not see^H7789^(H8799) him, yet judgment^H1779 is before^H6440 him; therefore trust^H2342^(H8787) thou in him.

¹⁵ But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance,

KJVBut now, because it is not so, he hath visited^H6485^(H8804) in his anger^H639; yet he knoweth^H3045^(H8804) it not in great^H3966 extremity^H6580:

¹⁶ therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”

KJVTherefore doth Job^H347 open^H6475^(H8799) his mouth^H6310 in vain^H1892; he multiplieth^H3527^(H8686) words^H4405 without^H1097 knowledge^H1847.

WEB·Job 34

¹Moreover Elihu answered,

KJVFurthermore Elihu^H453 answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799),

² “Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) my words^H4405, O ye wise^H2450 men; and give ear^H238^(H8685) unto me, ye that have knowledge^H3045^(H8802).

³ For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

KJVFor the ear^H241 trieth^H974^(H8799) words^H4405, as the mouth^H2441 tasteth^H2938^(H8799) meat^H398^(H8800).

⁴ Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

KJVLet us choose^H977^(H8799) to us judgment^H4941: let us know^H3045^(H8799) among ourselves what is good^H2896.

⁵ For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.

KJVFor Job^H347 hath said^H559^(H8804), I am righteous^H6663^(H8804): and God^H410 hath taken away^H5493^(H8689) my judgment^H4941.

⁶ Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

KJVShould I lie^H3576^(H8762) against my right^H4941? my wound^H2671 is incurable^H605^(H8803) without transgression^H6588.

⁷ What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

KJVWhat man^H1397 is like Job^H347, who drinketh up^H8354^(H8799) scorning^H3933 like water^H4325?

⁸ who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

KJVWhich goeth^H732^(H8804) in company^H2274 with the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205, and walketh^H3212^(H8800) with wicked^H7562 men^H582.

⁹ For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’

KJVFor he hath said^H559^(H8804), It profiteth^H5532^(H8799) a man^H1397 nothing that he should delight^H7521^(H8800) himself with God^H430.

¹⁰ “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

KJVTherefore hearken^H8085^(H8798) unto me, ye men^H582 of understanding^H3824: far be it^H2486 from God^H410, that he should do wickedness^H7562; and from the Almighty^H7706, that he should commit iniquity^H5766.

¹¹ For the work of a man he will give to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

KJVFor the work^H6467 of a man^H120 shall he render^H7999^(H8762) unto him, and cause every man^H376 to find^H4672^(H8686) according to his ways^H734.

¹² Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

KJVYea, surely^H551 God^H410 will not do wickedly^H7561^(H8686), neither will the Almighty^H7706 pervert^H5791^(H8762) judgment^H4941.

¹³ Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?

KJVWho hath given him a charge^H6485^(H8804) over the earth^H776? or who hath disposed^H7760^(H8804) the whole world^H8398?

¹⁴ If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

KJVIf he set^H7760^(H8799) his heart^H3820 upon man, if he gather^H622^(H8799) unto himself his spirit^H7307 and his breath^H5397;

¹⁵ all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.

KJVAll flesh^H1320 shall perish^H1478^(H8799) together^H3162, and man^H120 shall turn again^H7725^(H8799) unto dust^H6083.

¹⁶ “If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

KJVIf now thou hast understanding^H998, hear^H8085^(H8798) this: hearken^H238^(H8685) to the voice^H6963 of my words^H4405.

¹⁷ Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,

KJVShall even he that hateth^H8130^(H8802) right^H4941 govern^H2280^(H8799)? and wilt thou condemn^H7561^(H8686) him that is most^H3524 just^H6662?

¹⁸ who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?

KJVIs it fit to say^H559^(H8800) to a king^H4428, Thou art wicked^H1100? and to princes^H5081, Ye are ungodly^H7563?

¹⁹ He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.

KJVHow much less to him that accepteth^H5375^(H8804) not the persons^H6440 of princes^H8269, nor regardeth^H5234^(H8765) the rich^H7771 more than^H6440 the poor^H1800? for they all are the work^H4639 of his hands^H3027.

²⁰ In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

KJVIn a moment^H7281 shall they die^H4191^(H8799), and the people^H5971 shall be troubled^H1607^(H8792) at midnight^H2676^H3915, and pass away^H5674^(H8799): and the mighty^H47 shall be taken away^H5493^(H8686) without hand^H3027.

²¹ “For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

KJVFor his eyes^H5869 are upon the ways^H1870 of man^H376, and he seeth^H7200^(H8799) all his goings^H6806.

²² There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

KJVThere is no darkness^H2822, nor shadow of death^H6757, where the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205 may hide^H5641^(H8736) themselves.

²³ For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

KJVFor he will not lay^H7760^(H8799) upon man^H376 more than right; that he should enter^H1980^(H8800) into judgment^H4941 with God^H410.

²⁴ He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

KJVHe shall break in pieces^H7489^(H8799) mighty men^H3524 without number^H2714, and set^H5975^(H8686) others^H312 in their stead.

²⁵ Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

KJVTherefore he knoweth^H5234^(H8686) their works^H4566, and he overturneth^H2015^(H8804) them in the night^H3915, so that they are destroyed^H1792^(H8691).

²⁶ He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

KJVHe striketh^H5606^(H8804) them as^H8478 wicked men^H7563 in the open^H4725 sight^H7200^(H8802) of others;

²⁷ because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,

KJVBecause they turned back^H5493^(H8804) from him^H310, and would not consider^H7919^(H8689) any of his ways^H1870:

²⁸ so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

KJVSo that they cause the cry^H6818 of the poor^H1800 to come^H935^(H8687) unto him, and he heareth^H8085^(H8799) the cry^H6818 of the afflicted^H6041.

²⁹ When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,

KJVWhen he giveth quietness^H8252^(H8686), who then can make trouble^H7561^(H8686)? and when he hideth^H5641^(H8686) his face^H6440, who then can behold^H7789^(H8799) him? whether it be done against a nation^H1471, or against a man^H120 only^H3162:

³⁰ that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.

KJVThat the hypocrite^H120^H2611 reign^H4427^(H8800) not, lest the people^H5971 be ensnared^H4170.

³¹ “For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.

KJVSurely it is meet to be said^H559^(H8736) unto God^H410, I have borne^H5375^(H8804) chastisement, I will not offend^H2254^(H8799) any more:

³² Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

KJVThat which I see^H2372^(H8799) not^H1107 teach^H3384^(H8685) thou me: if I have done^H6466^(H8804) iniquity^H5766, I will do^H3254^(H8686) no more.

³³ Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.

KJVShould it be according to thy mind? he will recompense^H7999^(H8762) it, whether thou refuse^H3588^H3988^(H8804), or whether thou choose^H977^(H8799); and not I: therefore speak^H1696^(H8761) what thou knowest^H3045^(H8804).

³⁴ Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

KJVLet men^H582 of understanding^H3824 tell^H559^(H8799) me, and let a wise^H2450 man^H1397 hearken^H8085^(H8802) unto me.

³⁵ ‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

KJVJob^H347 hath spoken^H1696^(H8762) without knowledge^H1847, and his words^H1697 were without wisdom^H7919^(H8687).

³⁶ I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

KJVMy desire^H15^(H8676)^H1 is that Job^H347 may be tried^H974^(H8735) unto the end^H5331 because of his answers^H8666 for wicked^H205 men^H582.

³⁷ For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”

KJVFor he addeth^H3254^(H8686) rebellion^H6588 unto his sin^H2403, he clappeth^H5606^(H8799) his hands among us, and multiplieth^H7235^(H8686) his words^H561 against God^H410.

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