Job 34:18 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Job 34:18

16 “If you have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words:

17 ^aShould one who hates justice govern?
Will you ^bcondemn Him who is most just?

18 ^aIs it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’
And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’?

19 Yet He ^ais not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For ^bthey are all the work of His hands.

20 In a moment they die, ^ain the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.

21 “For^a His eyes are on the ways of man,
And He sees all his steps.

22 ^aThere is no darkness nor shadow of death
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Job 34:18

Literally, (Is it fit) to be said to a king? It would be a gross outrage to reproach thus an earthly monarch, much more the King of kings (Exodus 22:28). But MAURER with the Septuagint and Vulgate reads, (It is not fit to accuse of injustice Him) who says to a king, Thou art wicked; to princes, Ye are ungodly; that is, who punishes impartially the great, as the small. This accords with Job 34:19.

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