Book of Job, Chapter 36
Job 36 NASB - New American Standard BibleChapter 36 of Job—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ Then Elihu continued and said,
- ¶ “Wait for me a little, and I will show you
That there [a]is yet more to be said in God’s behalf. - “I will fetch my knowledge from afar,
And I will ascribe 1righteousness to my Maker. - “For truly 2my words are not false;
One who is 3perfect in knowledge is with you. - “Behold, God is mighty but does not 4despise any;
He is 5mighty in strength of understanding. - “He does not 6keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to 7the afflicted. - “He does not 8withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But 9with kings on the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. - “And if they are bound in fetters,
And are caught in the cords of 10affliction, - Then He declares to them their work
And their transgressions, that they have 11magnified themselves. - “12He opens their ear to instruction,
And 13commands that they return from evil. - “If they hear and serve Him,
They will 14end their days in prosperity
And their years in 15pleasures. - “But if they do not hear, they shall [b]perish 16by the sword
And they will 17die without knowledge. - “But the godless in heart lay up anger;
They do not cry for help when He binds them. - “[c]They die in youth,
And their life perishes among the 18cult prostitutes. - “He delivers the afflicted in [d]their 19affliction,
And 20opens their ear [e]in time of oppression. - “Then indeed, He 21enticed you from the mouth of distress,
Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;
And that which was set on your table was full of [f]fatness. - ¶ “But you were full of 22judgment on the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you. - “Beware that 23wrath does not entice you to scoffing;
And do not let the greatness of the 24ransom turn you aside. - “Will your [g]riches keep you from distress,
Or all the forces of your strength? - “Do not long for 25the night,
When people [h]vanish in their place. - “Be careful, do 26not turn to evil,
For you have preferred this to 27affliction. - “Behold, God is exalted in His power;
Who is a 28teacher like Him? - “Who has appointed Him His way,
And who has said, ‘29You have done wrong’? - ¶ “Remember that you should 30exalt His work,
Of which men have 31sung. - “All men have seen it;
Man beholds from afar. - “Behold, God is 32exalted, and 33we do not know Him;
The 34number of His years is unsearchable. - “For 35He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from [i]the [j]mist, - Which the clouds pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly. - “Can anyone understand the 36spreading of the clouds,
The 37thundering of His [k]pavilion? - “Behold, He spreads His [l]lightning about Him,
And He covers the depths of the sea. - “For by these He 38judges peoples;
He 39gives food in abundance. - “He covers His hands with the [m]lightning,
And 40commands it to strike the mark. - “Its 41noise declares [n]His presence;
The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit are yet words for God
- ^ Lit pass away
- ^ Or Their soul dies
- ^ Lit his
- ^ Or in adversity
- ^ Or rich food
- ^ Or cry
- ^ Lit go up
- ^ Lit its
- ^ Or flood
- ^ Lit booth
- ^ Lit light
- ^ Lit light
- ^ Lit concerning Him
REFERENCES
- ^ Jb 8:3; 37:23
- ^ Jb 33:3
- ^ Jb 37:16
- ^ Ps 22:24; 69:33; 102:17
- ^ Jb 12:13
- ^ Jb 8:22; 34:26
- ^ Jb 5:15
- ^ Ps 33:18; 34:15
- ^ Jb 5:11; Ps 113:8
- ^ Jb 36:15, 21
- ^ Jb 15:25
- ^ Jb 33:16; 36:15
- ^ 2Ki 17:13; Jb 36:21; Jon 3:8
- ^ 1Ti 4:8
- ^ Ps 16:11
- ^ Jb 15:22
- ^ Jb 4:21
- ^ De 23:17
- ^ Jb 36:8, 21
- ^ Jb 36:10
- ^ Ho 2:14
- ^ Jb 22:5, 10, 11
- ^ Jon 4:4, 9
- ^ Jb 33:24
- ^ Jb 34:20, 25
- ^ Jb 36:10; Ps 31:6; 66:18
- ^ Jb 36:8, 15; Heb 11:25
- ^ Jb 35:11
- ^ De 32:4; Jb 8:3
- ^ Ps 92:5; Re 15:3
- ^ Ex 15:1; Jg 5:1; 1Ch 16:9; Ps 59:16; 138:5
- ^ Jb 11:7-9; 37:23
- ^ 1Co 13:12
- ^ Jb 10:5; Ps 90:2; 102:24, 27; Heb 1:12
- ^ Jb 5:10; 36:26-29; 37:6, 11; 38:28; Ps 147:8
- ^ Jb 37:11, 16
- ^ Jb 26:14
- ^ Jb 37:13
- ^ Ps 104:27; 136:25; Ac 14:17
- ^ Jb 37:11, 12, 15
- ^ Jb 37:2
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