Job 34:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? ”

Job 34:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? - That is, he is the great original Proprietor and Ruler of all. He has derived his authority to govern from no one; he is under subjection to no one,...
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Who... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
Job 34:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? Who hath given him a charge - Who is it that governs the world? Is it not God? Who disposes of all things in it? Is i...
Job 34:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Who hath given him a charge?— Who, on earth, can be his overseer? The meaning is, "Who on earth hath authority to examine into and controul his proceedings?" See Schultens and Heath.
Job 34:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? If the world were not God's property, as having been made by Him, but committed to His charge by some superior...
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Who hath disposed the whole world? — Or, Who hath set the whole world upon Him? i.e., entrusted it to His care; in the other sense it means, “Who but He hath made the whole world, and who, theref...
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - 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 34:13 - 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 34:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? (14) If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; (15) All flesh shall per...
Job 34:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who hath given him a charge over the earth ?.... Or who hath committed the earth unto him, and made it his care and charge? Is there any above him that has put him into this post and office? Under w...
Job 34:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? Ver. 13. Who hath given him a charge over all the earth? ] sc. To govern it. Is not he the Maker and Monarch of...
Job 34:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? Over the inhabitants of the earth, to rule them according to his laws, and to give an account to him thereof? Who or where is his superior, that made the...
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - 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 34:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Over the earth, i.e. over the inhabitants of the earth, to rule them according to his laws, and to give an account to him of it. Who or where is his superior that made the world, and then delivered...
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - 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 34:13 - 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 34:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Who hath disposed the whole world. The disposer of the world It becomes us to entertain proper apprehensions of “Him with whom we have to do.” I. God’s all-disposing agency. 1. God is the...
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proof of the Divine Righteousness
Job 34:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:11 ; Daniel 4:35 ; Isaiah 40:13 ; Isaiah 40:14 ; Job 36:23 ; Job 38:4-41 ; Job 40:8-11 ; Proverbs 8:23-30 ; Romans 11:34-36
Job 34:13 - 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 34:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Who — Who or where is his superior that made the world, and, then delivered the government of it to God? God himself is the sole creator, the absolute Lord of all, and therefore cannot do unjustly:...

Job 34:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 34:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Job 34:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 34:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Job 34:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 34:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 34:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 34:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 34:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 34:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 34:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 34:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 34:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 34:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 34:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 34:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 34:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 34:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 34:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 34:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 34:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 34:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes