Job 34:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. ”

Job 34:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly - So important does Elihu hold this principle to be, that he repeats it, and dwells upon it. He says, “it surely ( אמנם 'omnâm ) must be so.” The principle...
Job 34:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elihu summons the wise men who hear him to seek a right decision. Job has accused God of injustice, when he is innocent. But in reality Job is the worst of scorners, for he denies the profit of relig...
Job 34:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Job 34:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. ( Job 8:3 .) In opposition to Job ( Job 34:5 ). Will not - cannot.
Job 34:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-9. Elihu appeals to his hearers to judge the matter. He protests against the complaints of Job that he was treated unjustly by God, and that it was no profit to...
Job 34:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1-22 ; Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends....
Job 34:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Almighty Must Be Just Job 34:1-37 Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There will be no cause of...
Job 34:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job gave no answer to the challenge, and Elihu proceeded. He first appealed to the wise men, asked that they would listen in order to try his words. He then made two quotations from the things Job ha...
Job 34:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Furthermore Elihu answered and said, (2) Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. (3) For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. (4) Let us choose...
Job 34:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly ,.... This truth is repeated and affirmed in the strongest manner; or "will not condemn", as the Vulgate Latin version, and so the Targum, that is, he will not c...
Job 34:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Ver. 12. Yea, surely God will not do wickedly ] This must be laid down for a certain truth, and is, therefore, so...
Job 34:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hearken to me, ye men of understanding Ye who are present, and understand these things, do you judge between Job and me. Far be it from God that he should do wickedness This I must lay down as a...
Job 34:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HIS APPEAL AS TO WISE MEN (vv.1-4) Since Job had wisely refrained from speaking, Elihu makes an appeal to all his hearers, as to wise men (v.2). This reminds us of 1 Corinthians 10:15 , "I speak...
Job 34:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a ma...
Job 34:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As Job hath wickedly affirmed. For the phrase, See Poole on " Job 8:3 " .
Job 34:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1 .—“Furthermore Elihu answered (took up speech), and said”. Job’s silence p...
Job 34:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 34:1-3 . Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. I wish that vers...
Job 34:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:5 . Job hath said God hath taken away my judgment. See on Job 27:2 . Elihu, in every accusation, takes or turns Job's words in a wrong sense. Job meant that God had varied, in regard of hi...
Job 34:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Neither will the Almighty pervert Justice. On the justice of God These words are a description of the justice and righteousness of the supreme Governor of all things; introduced with an affecti...
Job 34:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Job 34:1-18 In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as "wise men" (verse 2), or "men of understanding" (verse 10). Whether these are Job's three special f...
Job 34:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proof of the Divine Righteousness
Job 34:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 1:12 ; Habakkuk 1:13 ; Job 8:3 ; Psalms 11:7 ; Psalms 145:17
Job 34:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...
Job 34:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Pervert — As Job hath affirmed.

Job 34:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 34:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 34:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 34:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 34:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 34:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 34:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 34:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 34:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 34:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 34:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 34:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 34:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 34:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 34:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 34:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 34:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 34:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 34:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes