Thematic Bible
Job 34:1 (show verse)
Elihu continued his discourse and said,
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Job 34:2 (show verse)
“Hear my words, you wise men,
And listen to me, you who have [so much] knowledge.
Job 34:3 (show verse)
“For the ear puts words to the test
As the palate tastes food.
Job 34:4 (show verse)
“Let us choose for ourselves that which is right;
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
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Job 34:5 (show verse)
“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous [and innocent],
But God has taken away my right;
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Job 34:6 (show verse)
Although I am right, I am accounted a liar.
My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
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Job 34:7 (show verse)
“What man is like Job,
Who drinks up derision like water,
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Job 34:8 (show verse)
Who goes in company with those who do evil
And walks with wicked men?
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Job 34:9 (show verse)
“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he takes delight and is pleased with God and obeys Him.’
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Job 34:10 (show verse)
“Therefore hear me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God that He would do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.
Job 34:11 (show verse)
“For God pays a man according to his work,
And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.
Job 34:12 (show verse)
“Surely God will not act wickedly,
Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Job 34:13 (show verse)
“Who put God in charge over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?
Job 34:14 (show verse)
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
Job 34:15 (show verse)
All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
Job 34:16 (show verse)
“If you now have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words.
Job 34:17 (show verse)
“Shall one who hates justice [and is an enemy of right] govern?
And will you condemn Him who is just and mighty?
Job 34:18 (show verse)
“God who says to a king, ‘You are worthless and vile,’
Or to princes and nobles, ‘You are wicked and evil’?
Citizens » Rights of
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
God » Impartiality of » In favours bestowed
divine Impartiality » In favours bestowed
King » Respect due to
Kings » Speak no evil of
Loyalty » Encouraged
Poverty » The lord being the maker of the poor
Wealth » The lord being the maker of the wealthy
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
God » Impartiality of » In favours bestowed
divine Impartiality » In favours bestowed
King » Respect due to
Kings » Speak no evil of
Loyalty » Encouraged
Poverty » The lord being the maker of the poor
Wealth » The lord being the maker of the wealthy
Job 34:19 (show verse)
“Who is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands.
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
God » Impartiality of » In favours bestowed
divine Impartiality » In favours bestowed
The poor » Made by God
The poor » God » Regards, equally with the rich
Poverty » The lord being the maker of the poor
Respect of persons » God does not have
Wealth » The lord being the maker of the wealthy
God » Impartiality of » In favours bestowed
divine Impartiality » In favours bestowed
The poor » Made by God
The poor » God » Regards, equally with the rich
Poverty » The lord being the maker of the poor
Respect of persons » God does not have
Wealth » The lord being the maker of the wealthy
Job 34:20 (show verse)
“In a moment they die, even at midnight
The people are shaken and pass away,
And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.
Job 34:21 (show verse)
“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
Attributes of God » Power of God » Wisdom
Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Knowledge » God's » All the ways of men are known to God
Omniscience » Of God
Seeing » The eyes of the lord
Seeing » What God sees
Ways » God's » Known
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in knowing » The actions
Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Knowledge » God's » All the ways of men are known to God
Omniscience » Of God
Seeing » The eyes of the lord
Seeing » What God sees
Ways » God's » Known
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in knowing » The actions
Job 34:22 (show verse)
“There is no darkness nor deep shadow
Where the evildoers may hide themselves.
Job 34:23 (show verse)
“For He sets no appointed time for a man,
That he should appear before Him in judgment.
Job 34:24 (show verse)
“He breaks mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place.
Job 34:25 (show verse)
“Therefore He knows of their works,
And He overthrows them in the night,
So that they are crushed and destroyed.
Job 34:26 (show verse)
“He strikes them like the wicked
In a public place,
Job 34:27 (show verse)
Because they turned aside from following Him
And would not consider or show regard for any of His ways,
Job 34:28 (show verse)
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And He heard the cry of the afflicted.
Job 34:29 (show verse)
“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—
Job 34:30 (show verse)
So that godless men would not rule
Nor be snares for the people.
Job 34:31 (show verse)
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have endured my chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
Job 34:32 (show verse)
Teach me what I do not see [in regard to how I have sinned];
If I have done wrong (injustice, unrighteousness),
I will not do it again’?
Job 34:33 (show verse)
“Shall God’s retribution [for your sins] be on your terms, because you refuse to accept it?
For you must do the choosing, and not I;
Therefore say what you [truthfully] know.
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Job 34:34 (show verse)
“Men of understanding will tell me,
Indeed, every wise man who hears me [will agree],
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Job 34:35 (show verse)
‘Job speaks without knowledge,
And his words are without wisdom and insight.
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Job 34:36 (show verse)
‘Job ought to be tried
Because he answers like wicked men!
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Job 34:37 (show verse)
‘For he adds rebellion [in his unsubmissive, defiant attitude toward God] to his [unacknowledged] sin;
He claps his hands among us [in open mockery and contempt of God],
And he multiplies his words [of accusation] against God.’”
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