Job 34:12
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
BSB
ASV
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
KJV
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Elihu's premise against Job: the Almighty cannot, by definition, pervert justice.
For truly God will not condemn without cause, nor will the Almighty subvert judgment. The Lord said to the devil, Thou hast moved Me against him to afflict him without cause. [Job 2, 3] But Eliu says, That the Lord will not condemn without cause. A statement which is believed to be at variance with the words of Truth, unless weighed with careful consideration. For to condemn is one thing, to afflict another. He afflicts therefore in some respect without cause, but does not condemn without cause.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly - So important does Elihu hold this principle to be, that he repeats it, and dwells upon it. He says, “it surely (אמנם 'omnâm) must be so.” The principle must be held at all hazards, and no opinion which contravenes this should be indulged for one moment. His ground of complaint against Job was, that he had not held fast to this principle, but, under the pressure of his sufferings, had indulged in remarks which implied that God might do wrong.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
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He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
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They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
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