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Brenton's Septuagint

Job 36:24

Remember that his works are great beyond those which men have attempted.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Testimony;   Holman Bible Dictionary - God;   Job, the Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ben Zoma;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Remember that you should praise his work,which people have sung about.
Hebrew Names Version
"Remember that you magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
King James Version
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
English Standard Version
"Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung.
New Century Version
Remember to praise his work, about which people have sung.
New English Translation
Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
Amplified Bible
"Remember that you should magnify God's work, Of which men have sung.
New American Standard Bible
"Remember that you are to exalt His work, Of which people have sung.
World English Bible
"Remember that you magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Remember that you should exalt His work,Of which men have sung.
Berean Standard Bible
Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
Contemporary English Version
Others have praised God for what he has done, so join with them.
Complete Jewish Bible
Remember, rather, to magnify his work, of which many have sung.
Darby Translation
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate.
Easy-to-Read Version
Remember to praise him for what he has done, as many others have done in song.
George Lamsa Translation
Remember that his works are great, and all men have praised him.
Good News Translation
He has always been praised for what he does; you also must praise him.
Lexham English Bible
Remember that you should extol his work, of which people have sung.
Literal Translation
Remember that you magnify His work, of which men have sung;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O considre how greate and excellent his workes be, whom all men loaue and prayse:
American Standard Version
Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
Bible in Basic English
See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.
King James Version (1611)
Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Remember that thou do magnifie his worke which men do praise,
English Revised Version
Remember that thou magnify his work, whereof men have sung.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Haue thou mynde, that thou knowist not his werk, of whom men sungun.
Update Bible Version
Remember that you magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
Webster's Bible Translation
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
New King James Version
"Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung.
New Living Translation
Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.
New Life Bible
"Remember that you should honor His work, of which men have sung.
New Revised Standard
"Remember to extol his work, of which mortals have sung.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Remember, that thou extol his work, of which men have sung;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Remember that thou knowest not his work, concerning which men have sung.
Revised Standard Version
"Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung.
Young's Literal Translation
Remember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Remember that you should exalt His work, Of which men have sung.

Contextual Overview

24 Remember that his works are great beyond those which men have attempted. 25 Every man has seen in himself, how many mortals are wounded. 26 Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know him: the number of his years is even infinite. 27 And the drops of rain are numbered by him, and shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud. 28 The ancient heavens shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. Yet by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, neither is thy mind disturbed in thy body. 29 And though one should understand the outspreadings of the clouds, or the measure of his tabernacle; 30 behold he will stretch his bow against him, and he covers the bottom of the sea. 31 For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength. 32 He has hidden the light in his hands, and given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud. 33 The Lord will declare concerning this to his friend: but there is a portion also for unrighteousness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

magnify: Job 12:13-25, Job 26:5-14, Psalms 28:5, Psalms 34:3, Psalms 72:18, Psalms 86:8-10, Psalms 92:4, Psalms 92:5, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 107:8, Psalms 107:15, Psalms 111:2-4, Psalms 111:8, Psalms 145:10-12, Jeremiah 10:12, Daniel 4:3, Daniel 4:37, Luke 1:46

which: Deuteronomy 4:19, Psalms 19:1-4

Reciprocal: Job 37:7 - that Job 37:14 - consider Psalms 8:3 - When Ecclesiastes 11:5 - even

Cross-References

Leviticus 19:19
Ye shall observe my law: thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with one of a different kind, and thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with diverse seed; and thou shalt not put upon thyself a mingled garment woven of two materials.
Deuteronomy 2:10
Formerly the Ommin dwelt in it, a great and numerous nation and powerful, like the Enakim.
2 Samuel 13:29
And the servants of Abessalom did to Amnon as Abessalom commanded them: and all the sons of the king rose up, and they mounted every man his mule, and fled.
2 Samuel 18:9
And Abessalom went to meet the servants of David: and Abessalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.
1 Kings 1:38
And Sadoc the priest went down, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and they mounted Solomon upon the mule of king David, and led him away to Gion.
1 Kings 1:44
and the king has sent with him Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas the son of Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and they have mounted him on the king’s mule;
1 Kings 4:28
And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.
Zechariah 14:15
And this shall be the overthrow of the horses, and mules, and camels, and asses, and all the beasts that are in those camps, according to this overthrow.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Remember that thou magnify his work,.... Or his works; his works of creation and providence, which are great in themselves, and declare the greatness of God; and which, though they cannot be made greater than they are, men may be said to magnify them when they ascribe them to God, and magnify him on account of them; when they think and speak well of them, and give glory to God: and particularly by his work may be meant the chastisement of his people, which is a rod in his hand, which he appoints, and with which he smites; it is his own doing, and he may do what he pleases this way; and it becomes his people to be still and patient because he does it; and then do they magnify this work of his, when they bear it patiently, quietly submit to it, and humble themselves under the mighty hand of God;

which men behold: for the works of God are visible, particularly the works of creation, and the glory of God in them; which men of wisdom and understanding behold with admiration and praise; and so the Targum is,

"which righteous men praise;''

and some derive the word here used from a root which signifies to "sing", and so may be understood of men's celebrating the works of God in songs of praise; though his work here may chiefly design the afflictions he lays on his people, and particularly which he had laid upon Job, which were so visible, and the hand of God in them was so clearly to be seen, that men easily beheld it and took notice of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Remember that thou magnify his work - Make this a great and settled principle, to remember that God is “great” in all that he does. He is exalted far above us, and all his works are on a scale of vastness corresponding to his nature, and in all our attempts to judge of him and his doings, we should bear this in remembrance. He is not to be judged by the narrow views which we apply to the actions of people, but by the views which ought to be taken when we remember that he presides over the vast universe, and that as the universal Parent, he will consult the welfare of the whole. In judging of his doings, therefore, we are not to place ourselves in the center, or to regard ourselves as the “whole” or the creation, but we are to remember that there are other great interests to be regarded, and that his plans will be in accordance with the welfare of the whole. One of the best rules for taking a proper estimate of God is that proposed here by Elihu - to remember that he is great.

Which men behold - The Vulgate renders this, “de quo cecinerunt viri” - “concerning which men sing.” The Septuagint, ὧν ἦρξαν ἄνδρες hōn ērxan andres - “over which men rule.” Schultens accords with the Vulgate. So Coverdale renders it, “Whom all men love and praise.” So Herder and Noyes understand it, “Which men celebrate with songs.” This difference of interpretation arises from the ambiguity of the Hebrew word (שׁררוּ shorerû) some deriving it from שׁור shûr, “to go round about, and then to survey, look upon, examine”; and some from שׁיר shı̂yr, “to sing, to celebrate.” The word will admit of either interpretation, and either will suit the connection. The sense of “seeing” those works, however, better agrees with what is said in the following verse, and perhaps better suits the connection. The object of Elihu is not to fix the attention on the fact that people “celebrate” the works of God, but to turn “the eyes to the visible creation,” as a proof of the greatness of the Almighty.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 36:24. Remember that thou magnify his work — Take this into consideration; instead of fretting against the dispensations of Divine providence, and quarrelling with thy Maker, attentively survey his works; consider the operation of his hands; and see the proofs of his wisdom in the plan of all, of his power in the production and support of all, and of his goodness in the end for which all have been made, and to which every operation in nature most obviously tends; and then magnify his work. Speak of him as thou shalt find; let the visible works of thy Maker prove to thee his eternal power and Godhead, and let nature lead thee to the Creator.


 
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