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Job 34:30
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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.
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare 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.
"So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares for the people.
"So that godless people would not rule, Nor be snares for the people.
That the godless man may not reign, That there be no one to ensnare the people.
Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
So that godless men would not ruleNor be snares of the people.
that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
But still, he punishes rulers who abuse their people.
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.
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.
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.
For the wickednesse & synne of ye people, he maketh an ypocrite to reigne ouer the.
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.
That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
That the hypocrite raigne not, lest the people be ensnared.
Because the hypocrite doth raigne, because the people are snared.
causing a hypocrite to be king, because of the waywardness of the people.
That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
Which makith `a man ypocrite to regne, for the synnes of the puple.
He makes king [the] godless man from among the seducers of the people.
That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.
That the hypocrite should not reign, Lest the people be ensnared.
He prevents the godless from ruling so they cannot be a snare to the people.
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.
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.
From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
So that godless men would not rule Nor 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
I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you."
Jacob heard that Shechem had raped his daughter Dinah, but his sons were out in the fields with the livestock so he didn't say anything until they got home. Hamor, Shechem's father, went to Jacob to work out marriage arrangements. Meanwhile Jacob's sons on their way back from the fields heard what had happened. They were outraged, explosive with anger. Shechem's rape of Jacob's daughter was intolerable in Israel and not to be put up with.
Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father with cunning. Their sister, after all, had been raped. They said, "This is impossible. We could never give our sister to a man who was uncircumcised. Why, we'd be disgraced. The only condition on which we can talk business is if all your men become circumcised like us. Then we will freely exchange daughters in marriage and make ourselves at home among you and become one big, happy family. But if this is not an acceptable condition, we will take our sister and leave."
That seemed fair enough to Hamor and his son Shechem.
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the public square and spoke to the town council: "These men like us; they are our friends. Let them settle down here and make themselves at home; there's plenty of room in the country for them. And, just think, we can even exchange our daughters in marriage. But these men will only accept our invitation to live with us and become one big family on one condition, that all our males become circumcised just as they themselves are. This is a very good deal for us—these people are very wealthy with great herds of livestock and we're going to get our hands on it. So let's do what they ask and have them settle down with us."
God wasn't attracted to you and didn't choose you because you were big and important—the fact is, there was almost nothing to you. He did it out of sheer love, keeping the promise he made to your ancestors. God stepped in and mightily bought you back out of that world of slavery, freed you from the iron grip of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know this: God , your God, is God indeed, a God you can depend upon. He keeps his covenant of loyal love with those who love him and observe his commandments for a thousand generations. But he also pays back those who hate him, pays them the wages of death; he isn't slow to pay them off—those who hate him, he pays right on time.
Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? God will now trouble you. Today!" And all Israel stoned him—burned him with fire and stoned him with stones. They piled a huge pile of stones over him. It's still there. Only then did God turn from his hot anger. That's how the place came to be called Trouble Valley right up to the present time.
"I can't do that," said Samuel. "Saul will hear about it and kill me." God said, "Take a heifer with you and announce, ‘I've come to lead you in worship of God , with this heifer as a sacrifice.' Make sure Jesse gets invited. I'll let you know what to do next. I'll point out the one you are to anoint."
David thought to himself, "Sooner or later, Saul's going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I'll be out of his reach for good."
Achish came to trust David completely. He thought, "He's made himself so repugnant to his people that he'll be in my camp forever."
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.
