the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Job 36:5
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"God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength of understanding.
Look, God is mighty, and does not despise any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.
"God is powerful, but he does not hate people; he is powerful and sure of what he wants to do.
Indeed, God is mighty; and he does not despise people, he is mighty, and firm in his intent.
Behold, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not [any]: [he is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom.
"Behold, God is mighty, and doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
"Behold, God is mighty, and yet does not despise anyone [nor regard any as trivial]; He is mighty in the strength and power of understanding.
"Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.
God castith not awei myyti men, sithen he is myyti;
Indeed God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Although God is mighty, he cares about everyone and makes fair decisions.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
"Look, God is powerful and despises no one, powerful in his strength of understanding.
Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not [any]; mighty in strength of understanding:
"God is very powerful, but he does not hate people. He is very powerful, but he is also very wise.
Behold, God is mighty, yet He despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Behold, God is mightie, and despiseth not any: he is mightie in strength and wisedome.
"See, God is powerful, but does not hate anyone. He is powerful in strength of understanding.
"Surely God is mighty and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.
Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.
Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise him who is pure as milk.
How strong God is! He despises no one; there is nothing he doesn't understand.
Lo! GOD, is mighty, yet will he not despise, Mighty in vigour of mind;
God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.
"Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.
Beholde, the great God casteth away no man, for he him selfe is mightie in power and wysdome.
But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,
Yes, God is mighty, but he despises no one;he understands all things.
"Behold, God is mighty, and doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Look, God is mighty but does not despise anyone; he is mighty and good in understanding.
Behold, God is mighty, and He does not despise. He is mighty in strength of heart.
Lo, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty [in] power [and] heart.
Beholde, God casteth not awaye ye mightie, for he himselff is mightie in power and wisdome.
"It's true that God is all-powerful, but he doesn't bully innocent people. For the wicked, though, it's a different story— he doesn't give them the time of day, but champions the rights of their victims. He never takes his eyes off the righteous; he honors them lavishly, promotes them endlessly. When things go badly, when affliction and suffering descend, God tells them where they've gone wrong, shows them how their pride has caused their trouble. He forces them to heed his warning, tells them they must repent of their bad life. If they obey and serve him, they'll have a good, long life on easy street. But if they disobey, they'll be cut down in their prime and never know the first thing about life. Angry people without God pile grievance upon grievance, always blaming others for their troubles. Living it up in sexual excesses, virility wasted, they die young. But those who learn from their suffering, God delivers from their suffering.
"Behold, God is mighty but does not reject anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
"Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
"Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Behold, God is mighty but does not reject;He is mighty in the power of His heart.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
despiseth: Job 10:3, Job 31:13, Psalms 22:24, Psalms 138:6
mighty: Job 9:14, Job 9:19, Job 12:13-16, Job 26:12-14, Job 37:23, Psalms 99:4, Psalms 147:5, Jeremiah 10:12, Jeremiah 32:19, 1 Corinthians 1:24-28
wisdom: Heb. heart
Reciprocal: Genesis 18:14 - Is Job 9:4 - wise in heart Job 33:12 - God Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate
Cross-References
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, God [is] mighty,.... This is a clear plain truth, easy to be discerned, and worthy of notice, and therefore introduced with a "behold"; that God is mighty, the most mighty, the Almighty, as appears from his works of nature and providence; making all things out of nothing, upholding them by the word of his power, and governing and overruling all things in the world, and doing in it whatever he pleases: and from the works of redemption and grace; ransoming his people out of the hands of them that are stronger than they; converting them by the power of his grace; assisting them to do all they do in a spiritual way; supporting them under all their troubles; protecting and defending them from all their enemies; supplying all their wants, and preserving them safe to his kingdom and glory;
and despises not [any]; not the meanest of his creatures, clothing the grass of the field, feeding the fowls of the air, and preserving man and beast; and particularly he despises not any of the sons of men: not the mighty through fear of them, nor envy at them, whose power and grandeur are from him, which he gives and can take away at his pleasure; nor the mean and miserable the poor and the afflicted, to whom he has a merciful regard; much less the innocent and harmless, as the Septuagint; or the just and righteous man, as the Targum: he does not despise his own people, whom he has loved and chosen, redeemed and called; nor any, as Aben Ezra observes, without a cause; for though there are some whose image he will despise, it is because of their own sins and transgressions; and since, therefore, though he is mighty, yet despises not any of his creatures, he cannot do any unrighteous thing; he does not and cannot use or abuse his power to the in jury of any of his creatures;
[he is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom, as there is a pleonasm, a redundancy in the expression, "mighty in strength", it denotes the abundance of his strength, that he is exceeding strong, superlatively and all expression so; and also strong in wisdom, his strength is tempered with wisdom, so that he cannot employ it to any bad purpose, or be guilty of any unrighteousness. Some men have strength, but not wisdom to make a right use of it; but God abounds as much in wisdom as in strength; he is the only wise and the all wise God, and therefore can do no injustice; and thus Elihu, as he promised, ascribes righteousness to his almighty Maker.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Behold, God is Mighty - This is the first consideration which Elihu urges, and the purpose seems to be to affirm that God is so great that he has no occasion to modify his treatment of any class of people from a reference to himself. He is wholly independent of all, and can therefore be impartial in his dealings. If it were otherwise; if he were dependent upon human beings for any share of his happiness, he might be tempted to show special favor to the great and to the rich; to spare the mighty who are wicked, though he cut off the poor. But he has no such inducement, as he is wholly independent; and it is to be presumed, therefore, that he treats all impartially; see the notes at Job 35:5-8.
And despiseth not any - None who are poor and humble. He does not pass them by with cold neglect because they are poor and power. less, and turn his attention to the great and mighty because he is dependent on them.
He is mighty in wisdom - Margin, “heart.” The word “heart” in Hebrew is often used to denote the intellectual powers; and the idea here is, that God has perfect wisdom in the management of his affairs. He is acquainted with all the circumstances of his creatures, and passes by none from a defect of knowledge, or frown a lack of wisdom to know how to adopt his dealings to their condition.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 36:5. God is mighty and despiseth not any — He reproaches no man for his want of knowledge. If any man lack wisdom, he may come to God, who giveth liberally, and upbraideth not. I prefer this to the passive sense, will not be despised.
He is mighty — Literally, "He is mighty in strength of heart;" he can never be terrified nor alarmed.
