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Job 36:24

Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.

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.
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,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Remember that his works are great beyond those which men have attempted.
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 thou magnifie his worke, which men behold. 25 All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off. 26 Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out. 27 When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof, 28 Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man. 29 Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle? 30 Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea. 31 For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly. 32 He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it. 33 His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.

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
Yee shall keepe mine ordinances. Thou shalt not let thy cattel gender with others of diuers kindes. Thou shalt not sowe thy fielde with mingled seede, neyther shall a garment of diuers thinges, as of linen and wollen come vpon thee.
Deuteronomy 2:10
The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great and many, & tall, as the Anakims.
2 Samuel 13:29
And the seruantes of Absalom did vnto Amnon, as Absalom had commanded: and al the Kings sonnes arose, and euery man gate him vp vpon his mule, and fled.
2 Samuel 18:9
Nowe Absalom met the seruants of Dauid, and Absalom rode vpon a mule, and the mule came vnder a great thicke oke: and his head caught holde of the oke, and he was taken vp betweene the heauen and the earth: and the mule that was vnder him went away.
1 Kings 1:38
So Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went downe and caused Salomon to ride vpon king Dauids mule, and brought him to Gihon.
1 Kings 1:44
And the King hath sent with him Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they haue caused him to ride vpon the Kings mule.
1 Kings 4:28
Barley also and strawe for the horses and mules brought they vnto the place where the officers were, euery man according to his charge.
Zechariah 14:15
Yet this shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camell and of the asse and of all the beasts that be in these tents as this plague.

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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