the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Job 34:30
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He prevents the godless from ruling so they cannot be a snare to the people.
That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
He makes king [the] godless man from among the seducers of the people.
He keeps the wicked from ruling and from trapping others.
so that the godless man should not rule, and not lay snares for the people.
That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.
That the godless man may not reign, That there be no one to ensnare the people.
"So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares for the people.
that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.
Which makith `a man ypocrite to regne, for the synnes of the puple.
that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
But still, he punishes rulers who abuse their people.
That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.
Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English.
so that godless men will not become kings, and the people will not be lured into traps.
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
He keeps the wicked from ruling so that they will not bring harm to the people.
That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
That the hypocrite raigne not, lest the people be ensnared.
So men without God should not rule and should not be a trap for the people.
so that the godless should not reign, or those who ensnare the people.
Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
He sees to it that an impious and wicked man shall not reign over the people.
There would be nothing that nations could do to keep godless oppressors from ruling them.
That impious men may not reign, nor be ensnarers of the people.
Who maketh a man that is a hypocrite to reign for the sins of the people?
that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.
Because the hypocrite doth raigne, because the people are snared.
causing a hypocrite to be king, because of the waywardness of the people.
so that godless men should not ruleor ensnare the people.
That the godless man may not reign, That there be no one to ensnare the people.
so that godless human beings should not reign, nor those who ensnare the people.
from the reigning of ungodly men, from being snares for the people.
From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
For the wickednesse & synne of ye people, he maketh an ypocrite to reigne ouer the.
"So that godless people would not rule, Nor be snares for the people.
That the hypocrite should not reign, Lest the people be ensnared.
So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people.
So that godless men would not ruleNor be snares of the people.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 34:21, 1 Kings 12:28-30, 2 Kings 21:9, Psalms 12:8, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Hosea 5:11, Hosea 13:11, Micah 6:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:4-11, Revelation 13:3, Revelation 13:4, Revelation 13:11-14
Reciprocal: Job 17:8 - stir up Proverbs 11:9 - An hypocrite Luke 13:15 - Thou hypocrite
Cross-References
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter: which thing ought not to be done.
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That the hypocrite reign not,.... These words seem to be connected with Job 34:24, "he breaketh in pieces mighty men", c. the whole of Job 34:29 being read in a parenthesis or with the phrase "he hideth his face"; as God is said to be in the destruction of mighty wicked men, who oppress the poor, and cause their cry to come to God, to prevent the reign of an hypocrite, or however to shorten it. By "an hypocrite" is not meant a common hypocrite in religion, but an hypocrite in politics; who pretends to great humanity and goodness, to a tender care of the people, and a preservation of them in their rights and liberties, and promises to support and establish the constitution, and observe the laws of the nation, with a show of zeal for the religion professed in it. But when he has ascended the throne, and got the power into his hands, he throws off the mask and becomes a tyrant; and men of such a temper, either God does not suffer to ascend the throne, but if they do get on it through artifice and deceit, he suffers them not to continue, but deposes them, and cuts their reign short: and this he does
lest the people be ensnared; be brought into bondage, and lose their rights, privileges, and liberties; or lest they be drawn into sin by their precepts or examples. Some take the sense of the words to be, that God suffers not such to reign, but when he does it is because of the offences or sins of the people; he gives them such kings in his wrath, to punish them for their iniquities.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That the hypocrite reign not - All this is done to prevent wicked men from ruling over the people. The remarks of Elihu had had respect much to princes and kings, and he had shown that however great they were, they were in the hands of God, and were wholly at his disposal. He “now” says that the design of his dealings with them was to prevent their oppressing their fellow-men. The general scope of the remarks of Elihu is, that God is the universal Sovereign; that he has all people under his control, and that there are none so powerful as to be able to resist his will. The remark in this verse is thrown in, not as illustrating this general sentiment, but to show what was “in fact” the aim for which he thus interposed - to save people from being oppressed and crushed by those in authority.
Lest the people be ensnared - Hebrew “From their being snarers of the people.” He thrusts down the mighty, in order that they may not be left to take the people as wild beasts are taken in the toils. They were disposed to make use of their power to oppress others, but God interposes, and the people are saved. For a fuller view of this verse, see the remarks of Rosenmuller.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 34:30. That the hypocrite reign not — The Vulgate translates, Who causes a wicked man to reign because of the sins of the people. This was precisely the defense which Hegiage, the oppressive ruler of the Babylonian Irak, under the caliph Abdul Malec, made when he found the people in a state of insurrection. See at the end of the chapter. Job 34:37.
