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Text -- Job 36:1-15 (NET)
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Context
Elihu’s Fourth Speech
36:1 Elihu said further:
36:2 “Be patient with me a little longer and I will instruct you, for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf.
36:3 With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively , and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness .
36:4 For in truth , my words are not false ; it is one complete in knowledge who is with you.
36:5 Indeed , God is mighty ; and he does not despise people, he is mighty , and firm in his intent .
36:6 He does not allow the wicked to live , but he gives justice to the poor .
36:7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous ; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever .
36:8 But if they are bound in chains , and held captive by the cords of affliction ,
36:9 then he reveals to them what they have done , and their transgressions , that they were behaving proudly .
36:10 And he reveals this for correction , and says that they must turn from evil .
36:11 If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness .
36:12 But if they refuse to listen , they pass over the river of death , and expire without knowledge .
36:13 The godless at heart nourish anger , they do not cry out even when he binds them.
36:14 They die in their youth , and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes .
36:15 He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions , he reveals himself to them by their suffering .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Elihu |
God |
Job |
GOD, 2 |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Righteous |
AFFLICTION |
Death |
Contingencies |
Poor |
Cord |
Hypocrisy |
Blessing |
ARMS, ARMOR |
Lies and Deceits |
Wicked |
Rope |
Repentance |
THRONE |
Homosexual |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Job 36:1; Job 36:1; Job 36:2; Job 36:2; Job 36:3; Job 36:3; Job 36:4; Job 36:5; Job 36:5; Job 36:5; Job 36:5; Job 36:6; Job 36:7; Job 36:7; Job 36:7; Job 36:8; Job 36:9; Job 36:9; Job 36:10; Job 36:10; Job 36:10; Job 36:11; Job 36:12; Job 36:13; Job 36:13; Job 36:14; Job 36:14; Job 36:15; Job 36:15; Job 36:15
NET Notes: Job 36:1 The use of וַיֹּסֶף (vayyosef) is with the hendiadys construction: “and he added and said,”...
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NET Notes: Job 36:3 This line gives the essence of all of Elihu’s speech – to give or ascribe righteousness to God against the charges of Job. Dhorme translat...
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NET Notes: Job 36:4 The word is תְּמִים (tÿmim), often translated “perfect.” It is the same word used of Job in...
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NET Notes: Job 36:5 There are several problems in this verse: the repetition of “mighty,” the lack of an object for “despise,” and the meaning of ...
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NET Notes: Job 36:7 Heb “he seats them forever and exalts them.” The last verb can be understood as expressing a logical consequence of the preceding action (...
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NET Notes: Job 36:8 Dhorme thinks that the verse is still talking about kings, who may be in captivity. But this diverts attention from Elihu’s emphasis on the righ...
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NET Notes: Job 36:10 The verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to turn; to return”) is one of the two major words in the OT for “repent”...
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NET Notes: Job 36:11 Some commentators delete this last line for metrical considerations. But there is no textual evidence for the deletion; it is simply the attempt by so...
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NET Notes: Job 36:12 This is a similar expression to the one in Job 33:18, where the suggestion was made by many that it means crossing over the canal or river of death. S...
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NET Notes: Job 36:13 Heb “they put anger.” This is usually interpreted to mean they lay up anger, or put anger in their hearts.
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NET Notes: Job 36:14 Heb “among the male prostitutes” who were at the temple – the “holy ones,” with “holy” being used in that se...
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