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Text -- Job 36:5-33 (NET)
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Context
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 .
36:16 And surely , he drew you from the mouth of distress , to a wide place , unrestricted , and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food .
36:17 But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked , judgment and justice take hold of you.
36:18 Be careful that no one entices you with riches ; do not let a large bribe turn you aside .
36:19 Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts ?
36:20 Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes .
36:21 Take heed , do not turn to evil , for because of this you have been tested by affliction .
36:22 Indeed , God is exalted in his power ; who is a teacher like him?
36:23 Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him, ‘You have done what is wicked ’?
36:24 Remember to extol his work , which people have praised in song.
36:25 All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar .
The Work and Wisdom of God
36:26 “Yes , God is great – beyond our knowledge ! The number of his years is unsearchable .
36:27 He draws up drops of water ; they distill the rain into its mist ,
36:28 which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly .
36:29 Who can understand the spreading of the clouds , the thunderings of his pavilion ?
36:30 See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea .
36:31 It is by these that he judges the nations and supplies food in abundance .
36:32 With his hands he covers the lightning , and directs it against its target .
36:33 His thunder announces the coming storm, the cattle also , concerning the storm’s approach .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Elihu |
GOD, 2 |
Job |
God |
Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Death |
Righteous |
Watchfulness |
AFFLICTION |
Hypocrisy |
Ransom |
NOISE |
Contingencies |
VAPOR |
EXALT |
Ignorance |
Cord |
ASTRONOMY, III |
Poor |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> 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; Job 36:16; Job 36:16; Job 36:16; Job 36:16; Job 36:18; Job 36:18; Job 36:19; Job 36:19; Job 36:19; Job 36:20; Job 36:21; Job 36:22; Job 36:24; Job 36:26; Job 36:27; Job 36:27; Job 36:29; Job 36:30; Job 36:30; Job 36:30; Job 36:31; Job 36:32; Job 36:32; Job 36:33
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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NET Notes: Job 36:18 The word is כֹּפֶר (kofer), often translated “ransom,” but frequently in the sense of a bribe.
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NET Notes: Job 36:20 The meaning of this line is difficult. There are numerous suggestions for emending the text. Kissane takes the first verb in the sense of “oppre...
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NET Notes: Job 36:21 Normally “tested” would be the translation for the Niphal of בָּחַר (bakhar). Although the Qal is empl...
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NET Notes: Job 36:22 The word מוֹרֶה (moreh) is the Hiphil participle from יָרַה (yarah). It is related t...
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NET Notes: Job 36:26 The last part has the verbal construction, “and we do not know.” This clause is to be used adverbially: “beyond our understanding....
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NET Notes: Job 36:27 This word עֵד (’ed) occurs also in Gen 2:6. The suggestion has been that instead of a mist it represents an underground waterc...
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NET Notes: Job 36:32 Because the image might mean that God grabs the lightning and hurls it like a javelin (cf. NLT), some commentators want to change “covers”...
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