Job 34:12

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

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment, this thought being repeated for the sake of emphasis.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Pervert — As Job hath affirmed.

¹² Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

Related Commentaries of Job 34:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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