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Complete Jewish Bible

Job 36:6

He does not preserve the lives of the wicked, but he gives justice to the poor.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Poor;   Thompson Chain Reference - Needy, the;   Poor, the;   Poverty-Riches;   The Topic Concordance - Death;   Deliverance;   Disobedience;   Exaltation;   God;   Government;   Hearing;   Life;   Obedience;   Perishing;   Poverty;   Preservation;   Prosperity;   Righteousness;   Service;   Throne;   Wickedness;   Wrath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Life, Natural;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He does not keep the wicked alive,but he gives justice to the oppressed.
Hebrew Names Version
He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.
King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
English Standard Version
He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
New Century Version
He will not keep evil people alive, but he gives the poor their rights.
New English Translation
He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.
Amplified Bible
"He does not prolong the life of the wicked, But gives the afflicted their justice.
New American Standard Bible
"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.
World English Bible
He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
Legacy Standard Bible
He does not keep the wicked alive,But gives justice to the afflicted.
Berean Standard Bible
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
Contemporary English Version
The wicked are cut down, and those who are wronged receive justice.
Darby Translation
He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
Easy-to-Read Version
He will not let evil people live. He brings justice to the poor.
George Lamsa Translation
He does not preserve the life of the wicked; but gives justice to the poor.
Good News Translation
He does not let sinners live on, and he always treats the poor with justice.
Lexham English Bible
He does not keep the wicked alive but grants justice to the afflicted.
Literal Translation
He will not keep the wicked alive, but He gives justice to the afflicted.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for the vngodly, he preserueth the not but helpeth the poore to their right.
American Standard Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.
Bible in Basic English
His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.
King James Version (1611)
He preserueth not the life of the wicked: but giueth right to the poore.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
As for the vngodly he shall not preserue him, but shall helpe the poore to their right.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor.
English Revised Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth to the afflicted their right.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but he saueth not wickid men, and he yyueth dom to pore men.
Update Bible Version
He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted [their] right.
Webster's Bible Translation
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
New King James Version
He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed.
New Living Translation
He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.
New Life Bible
He does not keep the sinful alive, but gives what is right and fair to those who are troubled.
New Revised Standard
He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He will not keep alive one who is lawless, but, the right of oppressed ones, will he grant;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.
Revised Standard Version
He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
Young's Literal Translation
He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

Contextual Overview

5 "Look, God is powerful and despises no one, powerful in his strength of understanding. 6 He does not preserve the lives of the wicked, but he gives justice to the poor. 7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous; but when he sets kings on their throne forever, they may become proud; 8 if, then, they are bound in chains, held in oppressive cords, 9 he shows them the results of their doings, the crimes caused by their pride. 10 He sounds a warning in their ears and orders them to repent of their evil. 11 "If they pay attention and obey him, they spend their days in prosperity; their years pass pleasantly. 12 But if they don't pay attention, they perish by the sword and die without learning their lesson. 13 The godless in heart cherish their anger, not crying for help when he binds them. 14 Their soul perishes in their youth, and their life becomes depraved.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

preserveth: Job 21:7-9, Job 21:30, Psalms 55:23, Jeremiah 12:1, Jeremiah 12:2, 2 Peter 2:9

giveth: Job 29:12-17, Psalms 9:12, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 10:15, Psalms 72:4, Psalms 72:12-14, Psalms 82:1-4, Proverbs 22:22, Proverbs 22:23, Isaiah 11:4

poor: or, afflicted, Exodus 22:22-24, Psalms 140:12

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:8 - set them Job 36:15 - delivereth Psalms 113:7 - needy

Cross-References

Genesis 12:5
Avram took his wife Sarai, his brother's son Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, as well as the people they had acquired in Haran; then they set out for the land of Kena‘an and entered the land of Kena‘an.
Genesis 13:6
But the land could not support their living together, because their possessions were too great for them to remain together.
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose all the plain of the Yarden for himself, and Lot traveled eastward; thus they separated themselves from each other.
Genesis 17:8
I will give you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now foreigners, all the land of Kena‘an, as a permanent possession; and I will be their God."
Genesis 25:23
who answered her, "There are two nations in your womb. From birth they will be two rival peoples. One of these peoples will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."
Genesis 28:4
And may he give you the blessing which he gave Avraham, you and your descendants with you, so that you will possess the land you will travel through, the land God gave to Avraham."
Genesis 32:3
When Ya‘akov saw them, he said, "This is God's camp," and called that place Machanayim [two camps]. Haftarah Vayetze: Hoshea (Hosea) 12:13(12)–14:10(9) (A); 11:7–12:12(11) (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested reading for Parashah Vayetze: Yochanan (John) 1:43–51 Ya‘akov sent messengers ahead of him to ‘Esav his brother toward the land of Se‘ir, the country of Edom, with these instructions: "Here is what you are to say to my lord ‘Esav: ‘Your servant Ya‘akov says, "I have been living with Lavan and have stayed until now. I have cattle, donkeys and flocks, and male and female servants. I am sending to tell this news to my lord, in order to win your favor." '" The messengers returned to Ya‘akov saying, "We went to your brother ‘Esav, and he is coming to meet you; with him are four hundred men." Ya‘akov became greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people, flocks, cattle and camels with him into two camps, saying, "If ‘Esav comes to the one camp and attacks it, at least the camp that is left will escape." Then Ya‘akov said, "God of my father Avraham and God of my father Yitz'chak, Adonai , who told me, ‘Return to your country and your kinsmen, and I will do you good': I'm not worthy of all the love and faithfulness you have shown your servant, since I crossed the Yarden with only my staff. But now I have become two camps. Please! Rescue me from my brother ‘Esav! I'm afraid of him, afraid he'll come and attack me, without regard for mothers or children. You said, ‘I will certainly do you good and make your descendants as numerous as the grains of sand by the sea, which are so many they can't be counted.'" (ii) He stayed there that night; then he chose from among his possessions the following as a present for ‘Esav his brother: two hundred female goats and twenty males, two hundred female sheep and twenty males, thirty milk-camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten colts. He turned them over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Cross over in front of me, and keep a space between each drove and the next one." He instructed the servant in front, "When ‘Esav my brother meets you and asks you, ‘Whose servant are you? Where are you going? And whose animals are these?' then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Ya‘akov, and they are a present he has sent to my lord ‘Esav; and Ya‘akov himself is just behind us.'" He also instructed the second servant, and the third, and all that followed the droves, "When you encounter ‘Esav, you are to speak to him in the same way, and you are to add, ‘And there, just behind us, is your servant Ya‘akov.'" For he said, "I will appease him first with the present that goes ahead of me; then, after that, I will see him myself — and maybe he will be friendly toward me." So the present crossed over ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp. He got up that night, took his two wives, his two slave-girls, and his eleven children, and forded the Yabok. He took them and sent them across the stream, then sent his possessions across; and Ya‘akov was left alone. Then some man wrestled with him until daybreak. When he saw that he did not defeat Ya‘akov, he struck Ya‘akov's hip socket, so that his hip was dislocated while wrestling with him. The man said, "Let me go, because it's daybreak." But Ya‘akov replied, "I won't let you go unless you bless me." The man asked, "What is your name?" and he answered, "Ya‘akov." Then the man said, "From now on, you will no longer be called Ya‘akov, but Isra'el; because you have shown your strength to both God and men and have prevailed." Ya‘akov asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he answered, "Why are you asking about my name?" and blessed him there. (iii) Ya‘akov called the place P'ni-El [face of God], "Because I have seen God face to face, yet my life is spared." As the sun rose upon him he went on past P'ni-El, limping at the hip. This is why, to this day, the people of Isra'el do not eat the thigh muscle that passes along the hip socket — because the man struck Ya‘akov's hip at its socket.
Ezekiel 27:13
Greece, Tuval and Meshekh traded with you, exchanging slaves and articles of bronze for your wares.
Revelation 18:13
cinnamon, cardamom, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, flour, grain, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots — and bodies — and people's souls.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He preserveth not the life of the wicked,.... He makes a difference between wicked and righteous men, which shows him to be a holy and righteous God; though he preserves the life of all men so long as they live, yet not in the same way; he preserves the lives of wicked men in the common course of his providence, but not in a special way and manner, as he does the lives of the righteous, which are dear and precious to him; nor does he preserve to any great length such as are notorious sinners, who are guilty of capital crimes, as murder, c. their lives are shortened, and they do not live out half their days: or he does not quicken them, bestow his spiritual favour upon them, in which only is life and though they will be quickened and raised at the last day, as well as the righteous, yet not to the resurrection of life, but to the resurrection of damnation;

but giveth right to the poor; pleads their cause and rights their wrongs, administers justice to them, especially to the poor in spirit, who hunger and thirst after righteousness; to these he gives freely the righteousness of his son, which only denominates persons truly righteous: of whom in Job 36:7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance with character, and that strict justice is thus maintained.

But giveth right to the poor - Margin, “or afflicted.” The Hebrew word often refers to the afflicted, to the humble, or the lowly; and the reference here is to the “lower classes” of society. The idea is, that God deals justly with them, and does not overlook them because they are so poor and feeble that they cannot contribute anything to him. In this sentiment Elihu was undoubtedly right, though, like the three friends of Job, he seems to have adopted the principle that the dealings of God here are according to the “characters” of people. He had some views in advance of theirs. He saw that affliction is designed for “discipline” Job 33:0; that God is willing to show mercy to the sufferer on repentance; that he is not dependent upon human beings, and that his dealings “cannot” be graduated by any reference to what he would receive or suffer from people; but still he clung to the idea that the dealings of God here are a proof of the character of the afflicted. What was mysterious about it he resolved into sovereignty, and showed that man “ought” to be submissive to God, and to “believe” that he was qualified to govern. He lacked the views which Christianity has furnished, that the inequalities that appear in the divine dealings here will be made clear in the retributions of another world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 36:6. He preserveth not the life — He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions.

But giveth right — Justice will he give to the afflicted or humble, עניים aniyim.


 
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