Job 34:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? ”

Job 34:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall even he that hateth right govern? - Margin, as in Hebrew “bind.” That is, shall he bind by laws. The argument in this verse seems to be an appeal to what must be the conviction of mankind,...
Job 34:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Shall even he that hateth right (m) govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? (m) If God were not just, how could be govern the world?
Job 34:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Injustice is incompatible with rule. How does Job condemn God, before whom even kings and princes are vile, and who regards rich and poor alike? He sees the oppressor and suddenly destroys him. In...
Job 34:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? Shall - he that hateth right govern? - Or, Shall he who hateth judgment, lie under obligation? It is preposterous...
Job 34:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Shall even he that hateth right— Would he that hateth judgment reign in his fury? The sense is, "Since he can so easily destroy all the human race, would he, if he was not a lover of justice, res...
Job 34:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 'Can even He who (in thy view) hateth right (justice) govern?' The government of the world would be impossi...
Job 34:17 - 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 34:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shall even he.... — The argument is that one who holds such a position of absolute rule cannot be other than most just. He who is fit to rule must be just, and He who is the ultimate ruler must be...
Job 34:17 - 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 34:17 - 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 34:17 - 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 34:17 - 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 34:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Shall even he that hateth right govern ?.... That hates moral and civil justice; is such an one fit to rule among men or over them? No, surely; for to love righteousness and do it is a qualification...
Job 34:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? Ver. 17. Shall even he that hateth right govern? ] Heb. Bind; sc. malefactors, whom magistrates use to hamper...
Job 34:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If thou hast understanding, hear this As thou art a man of understanding, hear and consider what I say. Shall even he that hateth right That is unrighteous; govern Hebrew, יחבושׁ, jachabosh, b...
Job 34:17 - 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 34:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to...
Job 34:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He that hateth right, i.e. that is unrighteous. But this he expresseth in a most emphatical manner, the reason and weight whereof seems to me to be this: If God be unjust, he is not so from fear of...
Job 34:17 - 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 34:17 - 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 34:17 - 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 34:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

If now thou hast understanding, hear this. Elihu’s remonstrance I. Founded on the supremacy of God. Where there is absolute supremacy, there can be no injustice. There are some who speak of the...
Job 34:17 - 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 34:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proof of the Divine Righteousness
Job 34:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 19:21 ; 2 Samuel 23:3 ; Genesis 18:25 ; Job 1:22 ; Job 40:8 ; Romans 3:5-7 ; Romans 9:14
Job 34:17 - 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 34:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Shall he — That is unrighteous. Govern — Elihu's argument is the same with that of Abraham, Genesis 18:25 , and that of St. Paul, Romans 3:5-6 . If God be unrighteous, how shall he judge or gover...

Job 34:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 34:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 34:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 34:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Job 34:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 34:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 34:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 34:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 34:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 34:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 34:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 34:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 34:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 34:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 34:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 34:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 34:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 34:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 34:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 34:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 34:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 34:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 34:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 34:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes