Job 34:17 BSB — MannaFest

Job 34:17

Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous and mighty?—

KJV

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIV (604)

Can he be healed that loveth not judgment? How dost thou so much condemn him that is just? He uttered a proper sentiment, but it ought not to have been uttered to blessed Job. For in every thing which is said we must by all means consider, what is said, to whom it is said, where it is said, how it is said. But Eliu considered only what he was saying, but did not consider to whom he was saying it. For blessed Job loved judgment, since he knew how to weigh his causes carefully with the Lord.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Shall even he that hateth right govern? - Margin, as in Hebrew “bind.” That is, shall he bind by laws. The argument in this verse seems to be an appeal to what must be the conviction of mankind, that God, the Great Governor of the universe, could not be unjust. This conviction, Elihu appears to have supposed, was so deep in the human mind, that he might appeal even to Job himself for its truth. The question here asked implies that it would be impossible to believe that one who was unjust could govern the universe.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַאַ֬ף	ha.'Af	¿ also	H637 →
שׂוֹנֵ֣א	so.Ne'	[one who] hates	H8130 →
מִשְׁפָּ֣ט	mish.Pat	<of> justice	H4941 →
יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ	ya.cha.Vo.osh	will he govern	H2280 →
וְאִם־	ve.'im-	and or?	H518 →
צַדִּ֖יק	tza.Dik	[the] righteous [one]	H6662 →
כַּבִּ֣יר	ka.Bir	[the] mighty [one]	H3524 →
תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃	tar.Shi.a'	will you condemn as guilty	H7561 →

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Where the connections lead

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
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:4
  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 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Romans 9:14
What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
  And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
- Psalms 145:17
  The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
- Revelation 16:7
  And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
- Job 34:10–12
  Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
Through
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the…
leads to
- Job 8:20
  Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
- Job 8:3
  Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
- Isaiah 3:10–11
  Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

About Job

Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About Job