2 Samuel 19:21; 2 Samuel 23:3; Genesis 18:25; Job 1:22; Job 40:8; Romans 3:5-7; Romans 9:14
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...
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?
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 s...
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 j...
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 rac...
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) gov...
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 tre...
Render, 'Doth one hating right rule?' The thought is the same as Abraham's, 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?' ( Genesis 18:25 ): cp. a...
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...
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 plac...
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 ma...
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....
(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 h...
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...
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;...
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 u...
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)....
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...
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...
ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1 .—“Furthermore Elihu ans...
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 wo...
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 sen...
If now thou hast understanding, hear this. Elihu’s remonstrance I. Founded on the supremacy of God. Where there is absolute supremacy, there ca...
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" (...
Proof of the Divine Righteousness
Shall even he that hateth right govern? The love of righteousness and justice is a condition of proper government. And wilt thou condemn Him that is...
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...
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 ....
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?