Job 36:21 BSB — MannaFest

Job 36:21

Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

KJV

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Take heed, regard not iniquity,.... Not any iniquity, as to show any approbation of it, love for it, and desire after it. All appearance of sin, of every sin, is to be abstained from; but particularly by the iniquity here meant may be the sin of impatience under his affliction; murmuring at the dealings of God with him; arraigning his justice, and saying very indecent things of him, as in Job 34:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that ease their cares by sinful pleasures, increase their wealth by sinful pursuits, escape their troubles by sinful projects, and evade sufferings for righteousness' sake by sinful compliances against their consciences, make a choice they will repent of; for there is more evil in the least sin than in the greatest affliction. It is an evil, and only evil.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Take heed, regard not iniquity - That is, be cautious that in the view which you take of the divine government, and the sentiments which you express, you do not become the advocate of iniquity. Elihu apprehended this from the remarks in which he had indulged, and regarded him as having become the advocate of the same sentiments which the wicked held, and as in fact manifesting the same spirit. It is well to put a man who is afflicted on his guard against this, when he attempts to reason about the divine administration.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִ֭שָּׁמֶר	Hi.sha.mer	take heed	H8104 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תֵּ֣פֶן	Te.fen	you turn	H6437 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אָ֑וֶן	'A.ven	wickedness	H205 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
עַל־	'al-	<on>	H5921 →
זֶ֝֗ה	Zeh	this	H2088 →
בָּחַ֥רְתָּ	ba.Char.ta	you have chosen	H977 →
מֵעֹֽנִי׃	me.'O.ni	more than affliction	H6040 →

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 walk

The walk8

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
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
leads to
- Matthew 10:38
  and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
- Luke 14:27
  And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
- 1 Peter 4:1–2
  Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
- Luke 9:23–27
  Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Mark 10:21
  Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then…
Through
Psalms 66:18
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
leads to
- John 9:31
  We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
- Proverbs 28:9
  Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
- Proverbs 15:29
  The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

About Job

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

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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

Related verses

About Job