the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Job 36:9
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he shows them the reason. He shows them their sins of pride.
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Then he shows them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
God tells them what they have done, that they have sinned in their pride.
then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly.
Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
Then he shows them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency].
then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
he schal shewe to hem her werkis, and her grete trespassis; for thei weren violent, `ethir rauenours.
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
God points out their sin and their pride,
Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
he shows them the results of their doings, the crimes caused by their pride.
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased.
And God will tell them what they did, that they sinned and were proud.
Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Then hee sheweth them their worke, and their transgressions, that they haue exceeded.
then He makes known to them their work and their sins, that they have shown pride.
then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.
Then he shows them their works, and their transgression because they have exceeded their power.
God shows them their sins and their pride.
Then hath he declared to them their deed, and their transgressions - that they were wont to behave themselves proudly;
He shall shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they have been violent.
then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
Then wyll he shew them their worke, & their sinnes which haue ouercome them.
And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence.
God tells them what they have doneand how arrogantly they have transgressed.
Then he shows them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
then he declares their work to them, and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
then He declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they have behaved proudly.
Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,
then sheweth he them their workes ad dedes and the synnes wherwt they haue vsed cruell violence.
Then He declares to them their work And their wrongdoings, that they have been arrogant.
Then He tells them their work and their transgressions-- That they have acted defiantly.
Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
Then He declares to them their workAnd their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
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he: Job 10:2, Deuteronomy 4:21, Deuteronomy 4:22, 2 Chronicles 33:11-13, Psalms 94:12, Psalms 119:67, Psalms 119:71, Lamentations 3:39, Lamentations 3:40, Luke 15:17-19, 1 Corinthians 11:32
their: Psalms 5:10, Isaiah 59:12, Ezekiel 18:28-31, Romans 5:20, 1 Timothy 1:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:21 - they said Job 13:23 - make me Psalms 107:10 - bound
Cross-References
And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then he showeth them their work,.... Either what they ought to do, so the Tigurine version; and which they have not done, their sins of omission; when they have been negligent either of the duty of prayer in private and public, or of attendance on the ordinances of the house of God; then he sends an affliction, and by it, as in a glass, presents to their view the omissions they have been guilty of: or else the work which they have done, and should not have done, their sins of commission: sin is a work at which some toil and labour, and weary themselves to commit; it is a work of the flesh; and so it is in good men; it is a man's own work, and which he can work of himself; to have a will, and to do good works, is owing to God working in his people, and it is through him strengthening them they do them; but sin fill works are their own act and deed, though tempted to them by others, and which they are able to do of their own freewill and power. Now God, in the glass of affliction, holds forth to view the sinful actions of good men, and brings them to their remembrance which they had forgotten; as the cases of Joseph's brethren, David, and others, prove: the Lord shows them that they have done such actions, and shows them the evil of them, how exceeding sinful they are; and humbles them under a sense of them, and brings them to repentance for them, and the acknowledgment of them; which sense is confirmed by the next clause, which explains what this their work is,
and their transgressions that they have exceeded. Sin is a transgression of the law, 1 John 3:4; every sin, greater or lesser, is, and even righteous persons are guilty of many; for there is not a just man that sinneth not; and these exceed the bounds set by the righteous law of God, and many of them are sadly aggravated by the light and knowledge, grace and mercy, such have been favoured with; and some of them, they are suffered to fall into, are exceeding great and exceeding sinful; such as those of David, Peter, and others; all which they are made to see, bewail, and weep over, when God by afflictions brings them to a sense of them. Or "when" or "because they have prevailed" m; or begin to prevail: as soon as ever indwelling sin begins to be prevalent, the Lord is pleased to take measures to nip it in the bud, by sending a sharp and severe affliction; or when it has prevailed greatly, as sometimes it does, so that good is hindered from being done, and much evil is committed, then the soul is so much under the power of it, as to be carried captive with it; see Romans 7:23. Or "because they are become proud", or "behaved themselves proudly" n; and therefore he afflicts them to humble them, and drive pride from them.
m כי יתגברו "quum invalescunt", Mercerus; "quum invaluerunt", Munster, Piscator; so Drusius, Panginus, Bolducius. n "Quia superbierunt", Tigurine version; so Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then he showeth them their work - What their lives have been. This he does either by a messenger sent to them Job 33:23, or by their own reflections Job 33:27, or by the influences of his Spirit leading them to a proper review of their lives. The object of their affliction, Elihu says, is to bring them to see what their conduct has been, and to reform what has been amiss. It should not be interpreted either as proof that the afflicted are eminently wicked, as the friends of Job maintained, or as furnishing an occasion for severe reflections on the divine government, such as Job had indulged in. It is all consistent with an equitable and kind administration; with the belief that the afflicted have true piety - though they have wandered and erred; and with the conviction that God is dealing with them in mercy, and not in the severity of wrath. They need only recal the errors of their lives; humble themselves, and exercise true repentance, and they would find afflictions to be among even their richest blessings.
Transgressions that they have exceeded - Or, rather, “he shows them their transgressions that they have been very great”; that they have made themselves great, mighty, strong - יתגברוּ yitgâbarû. The idea is, that their transgressions had been allowed to accumulate, or to become strong, until it was necessary to interpose in this manner, and check them by severe affliction. All this was consistent, however, with the belief that the sufferer was truly pious and might find favor if he would repent.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 36:9. He showeth them their work — He shows them the exceeding sinfulness of sin.
That they have exceeded. — יתגברו yithgabbaru, "that they have strengthened themselves," and did not trust in the living God; and therefore they would not help themselves when trouble came.
