Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will pervert justice?

New American Standard Bible

“Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

King James Version

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Holman Bible

Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

International Standard Version

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?

A Conservative Version

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

American Standard Version

Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Amplified


“Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Bible in Basic English

Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

Darby Translation

Doth God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?

King James 2000

Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Does God pervert justice, {or} Shaddai pervert righteousness?

Modern King James verseion

Does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Doth God pervert the thing that is lawful? Or, doth the Almighty destroy the thing that is right?

NET Bible

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

New Heart English Bible

Does God pervert justice? Or does Shaddai pervert righteousness?

The Emphasized Bible

Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness?

Webster

Doth God pervert judgment; or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

World English Bible

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Youngs Literal Translation

Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

or doth the Almighty
שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

References

Context Readings

Bildad's First Response To Job

2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and the great spirit of the words of thy mouth? 3 Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will pervert justice? 4 If thy sons sinned to him, and he will send them away by the hand of their transgression;

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Far be it with respect to thee doing as this word to kill the just with the wicked; and for the just to be as the wicked, far be it with respect to thee: shall not the judge of all the earth do judgment?

Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock, his work complete: For all his ways judgment: A God of faithfulness and not of iniquity Just and right is he.

2 Chronicles 19:7

And now the fear of Jehovah shall be upon you: watch ye and do: for not iniquity with Jehovah our God, and lifting up of faces, and taking a gift

Daniel 9:14

And Jehovah will watch for evil, and will bring it upon us: for Jehovah our God is just upon all his works which he did: and we heard not to his voice.

Job 4:17

Shall a man be just above God? If a man shall be pure above him making him?

Job 9:2

I knew that so the truth: and how shall man be just with God?

Job 10:3

Is it good to thee that thou wilt oppress, that thou wilt despise the labor of thy hinds, and thou didst shine upon the counsels of the unjust?

Job 19:7

Behold, I shall cry violence, and shall I not be answered: I shall cry for help, and no judgment

Job 21:15

What the Almighty that we shall serve him? and what shall we be profited if we shall supplicate to him?

Job 21:20

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink from the wrath of the Almighty.

Job 34:5

For Job said, I was just: and God removed my judgment

Job 34:10-12

For this, ye men of heart, hear to me: far be it to God from doing evil; and the Almighty from iniquity.

Job 34:17-19

Also shall he hating judgment, rule? and if thou wilt condemn the just mighty one?

Job 35:13

Also God will not hear vanity, and the Almighty will not look upon it

Job 40:2

Shall he contending with the Almighty, instruct? he reproving God shall answer it

Job 40:8

Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me so that thou shalt be just?

Psalm 89:14

Justice and judgment the preparing of thy throne: mercy and truth shall anticipate thy face.

Psalm 99:4

And the king's strength loved judgment; thou didst prepare uprightnesses, thou didst judgment and justice in Jacob.

Ezekiel 18:25

And ye said, The way of Jehovah will not make even. Hear ye now, O house of Israel; shall not my way make even? shall not your ways make hot even?

Ezekiel 33:17

And the sons of my people said, The way of Jehovah will not make even: and they their way shall not make even.

Ezekiel 33:20

And ye said, The way of Jehovah will not make even. I will judge you each according to his ways, O house of Israel.

Romans 2:5

And according to thy hardness and impenitent heart thou treasurest up to thyself anger in the day of anger and revelation of the just judgment of God;

Romans 3:4-6

It may not be: and let God be true, and every man a liar; as has been written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest conquer in thy being judged.

Revelation 15:3

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful thy works, O Lord God, Omnipotent Ruler; just and true thy ways, King of the holy.

Revelation 16:7

And I heard another from the altar saying, Yes, O Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, true and just thy judgments.

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