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Job 36:6
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He does not keep the wicked alive,but he gives justice to the oppressed.
He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
He will not keep evil people alive, but he gives the poor their rights.
He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.
"He does not prolong the life of the wicked, But gives the afflicted their justice.
"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.
He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.
He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
He does not keep the wicked alive,But gives justice to the afflicted.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
The wicked are cut down, and those who are wronged receive justice.
He does not preserve the lives of the wicked, but he gives justice to the poor.
He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
He will not let evil people live. He brings justice to the poor.
He does not preserve the life of the wicked; but gives justice to the poor.
He does not let sinners live on, and he always treats the poor with justice.
He does not keep the wicked alive but grants justice to the afflicted.
He will not keep the wicked alive, but He gives justice to the afflicted.
As for the vngodly, he preserueth the not but helpeth the poore to their right.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.
His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.
He preserueth not the life of the wicked: but giueth right to the poore.
As for the vngodly he shall not preserue him, but shall helpe the poore to their right.
he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth to the afflicted their right.
He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted [their] right.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed.
He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.
He does not keep the sinful alive, but gives what is right and fair to those who are troubled.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
He will not keep alive one who is lawless, but, the right of oppressed ones, will he grant;
But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
preserveth: Job 21:7-9, Job 21:30, Psalms 55:23, Jeremiah 12:1, Jeremiah 12:2, 2 Peter 2:9
giveth: Job 29:12-17, Psalms 9:12, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 10:15, Psalms 72:4, Psalms 72:12-14, Psalms 82:1-4, Proverbs 22:22, Proverbs 22:23, Isaiah 11:4
poor: or, afflicted, Exodus 22:22-24, Psalms 140:12
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:8 - set them Job 36:15 - delivereth Psalms 113:7 - needy
Cross-References
And he took Saray, his wijf, and Loth, the sone of his brother, and al the substaunce which thei hadden in possessioun, and the men whiche thei hadden bigete in Aran; and thei yeden out that thei `schulen go in to the loond of Chanaan. And whanne they camen in to it,
and the lond miyte not take hem, that thei schulden dwelle togidre, for the catel of hem was myche, and thei miyten not dwelle in comyn.
And Loth chees to him the cuntre aboute Jordan, and departide fro the eest; and thei weren departid ech fro his brother.
and Y schal yyue to thee and to thi seed after thee the lond of thi pilgrymage, al the lond of Chanaan, in to euerlastynge possessioun, and Y schal be the God of hem.
which answerde, and seide, Twei folkis ben in thi wombe, and twei puplis schulen be departid fro thi wombe, and a puple schal ouercome a puple, and the more schal serue the lesse.
and God yyue to thee the blessyngis of Abraham, and to thi seed aftir thee, that thou welde the lond of thi pilgrymage, which he bihiyte to thi grauntsir.
Sotheli Jacob sente bifore him also messangeris to Esau, his brother, in to the lond of Seir, in the cuntrey of Edom;
Greece, and Tubal, and Mosoch, thei weren thi marchauntis, and brouyten boonde men and brasun vessels to thi puple.
and canel, and amonye, and of swete smellinge thingis, and oynementis, and encense, and of wyn, and of oyle, and of flour, and of whete, and of werk beestis, and of scheep, and of horsis, and of cartis, and of seruauntis, and other lyues of men.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He preserveth not the life of the wicked,.... He makes a difference between wicked and righteous men, which shows him to be a holy and righteous God; though he preserves the life of all men so long as they live, yet not in the same way; he preserves the lives of wicked men in the common course of his providence, but not in a special way and manner, as he does the lives of the righteous, which are dear and precious to him; nor does he preserve to any great length such as are notorious sinners, who are guilty of capital crimes, as murder, c. their lives are shortened, and they do not live out half their days: or he does not quicken them, bestow his spiritual favour upon them, in which only is life and though they will be quickened and raised at the last day, as well as the righteous, yet not to the resurrection of life, but to the resurrection of damnation;
but giveth right to the poor; pleads their cause and rights their wrongs, administers justice to them, especially to the poor in spirit, who hunger and thirst after righteousness; to these he gives freely the righteousness of his son, which only denominates persons truly righteous: of whom in Job 36:7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance with character, and that strict justice is thus maintained.
But giveth right to the poor - Margin, “or afflicted.” The Hebrew word often refers to the afflicted, to the humble, or the lowly; and the reference here is to the “lower classes” of society. The idea is, that God deals justly with them, and does not overlook them because they are so poor and feeble that they cannot contribute anything to him. In this sentiment Elihu was undoubtedly right, though, like the three friends of Job, he seems to have adopted the principle that the dealings of God here are according to the “characters” of people. He had some views in advance of theirs. He saw that affliction is designed for “discipline” Job 33:0; that God is willing to show mercy to the sufferer on repentance; that he is not dependent upon human beings, and that his dealings “cannot” be graduated by any reference to what he would receive or suffer from people; but still he clung to the idea that the dealings of God here are a proof of the character of the afflicted. What was mysterious about it he resolved into sovereignty, and showed that man “ought” to be submissive to God, and to “believe” that he was qualified to govern. He lacked the views which Christianity has furnished, that the inequalities that appear in the divine dealings here will be made clear in the retributions of another world.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 36:6. He preserveth not the life — He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions.
But giveth right — Justice will he give to the afflicted or humble, עניים aniyim.
