Job 36:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 36:7

5 “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;
^aHe is mighty in strength¹ of understanding.

6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
But gives justice to the ^aoppressed.

7 ^aHe does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But ^bthey are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.

8 And ^aif they are bound in fetters,
Held in the cords of affliction,

9 Then He tells them their work and their transgressions—
That they have acted¹ defiantly.

10 ^aHe also opens their ear to¹ instruction,
And commands that they turn from iniquity.

11 If they obey and serve Him,
They shall ^aspend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.

12 But if they do not obey,
They shall perish by the sword,
And they shall die¹ without ^aknowledge.

13 “But the hypocrites in heart ^astore up wrath;
They do not cry for help when He binds them.

14 ^aThey¹ die in youth,
And their life ends among the¹ perverted persons.

15 He delivers the poor in their affliction,
And opens their ears in oppression.

16 “Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress,
^aInto a broad place where there is no restraint;
And ^bwhat is set on your table would be full of ^crichness.

17 But you are filled with the judgment due the ^awicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.

18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
For ^aa large ransom would not help you avoid it.

Verse Comparison: Job 36:7

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American Standard Version
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

Amplified® Bible
He withdraws not His eyes from the righteous (the upright in right standing with God); but He sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.

Contemporary English Version
God watches over good people and places them in positions of power and honor forever.

Darby English Version
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted.

Good News Bible
He protects those who are righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored forever.

King James Version
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

New American Standard Bible
"He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

New International Version
He does not take his eyes off the righteous;
he enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever.

New King James Version
He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they exalt themselves.

Revised Standard Version
He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings upon the throne he sets them for ever, and they are exalted.

Young's Literal Translation
He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And `from' kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

New English Translation
He does not take his eyes¹ off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous² and exalts them forever.³

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