Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

Does God pervert justice? Or does Shaddai pervert righteousness?

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?

Julia Smith Translation

Will God pervert judgment? and if the Almighty will 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?

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 will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind? 3 Does God pervert justice? Or does Shaddai pervert righteousness? 4 If your children have sinned against him, He has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience.


Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"

Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes."

Daniel 9:14

Therefore has the LORD watched over the calamity, and brought it on us, for the LORD our God is just in all he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice.

Job 4:17

'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Job 9:2

"Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

Job 10:3

Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

Job 19:7

"Behold, I cry out 'Injustice.' but there is no justice.

Job 21:15

What is Shaddai, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'

Job 21:20

Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of Shaddai.

Job 34:5

For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:

Job 34:10-12

"Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from Shaddai, that he should commit iniquity.

Job 34:17-19

Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty??

Job 35:13

Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will Shaddai regard it.

Job 40:2

"Shall he who argues contend with Shaddai? He who argues with God, let him answer it."

Job 40:8

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

Psalm 99:4

The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Ezekiel 18:25

"'Yet you say, "The way of the Lord is not equal." Hear now, house of Israel: "Is my way not equal? Aren't your ways unequal?"

Ezekiel 33:17

"Yet the children of your people say, 'The way of the Lord is not equal': but as for them, their way is not equal.

Ezekiel 33:20

Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not equal.' House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways."

Romans 2:5

But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Romans 3:4-6

May it never be. Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment."

Revelation 15:3

They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are your ways, O King eternal.

Revelation 16:7

I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments."

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