Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong. New Living Translation “Listen to me, you who have understanding. Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin! The Almighty can do no wrong. English Standard Version “Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. Berean Standard Bible Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to commit iniquity. New American Standard Bible “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, And from the Almighty to do wrong. NASB 1995 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. NASB 1977 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. Legacy Standard Bible “Therefore, listen to me, you men with a heart of wisdom. Far be it from God to do injustice, And from the Almighty to do wrong. Amplified Bible “Therefore hear me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God that He would do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. Christian Standard Bible Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God to do wrong, and for the Almighty to act unjustly. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God to do wrong, and for the Almighty to act unjustly. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of this, men of heart, hear me; God forbid God that he would do evil and God forbid that he would commit sin! Brenton Septuagint Translation Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert righteousness before the almighty. Contemporary English Version If any of you are smart, you will listen and learn that God All-Powerful does what is right. Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore, ye men of understanding, hear me : far from god be wickedness, and iniquity from the Almighty. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "You people who have understanding, listen to me. It is unthinkable that God would ever do evil or that the Almighty would ever do wicked things. Good News Translation Listen to me, you men who understand! Will Almighty God do what is wrong? International Standard Version "Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong, JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version Therefore, O men of heart, listen to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, | And [from] the Mighty to do perverseness, Majority Standard Bible Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly. New American Bible Therefore, you that have understanding, hear me: far be it from God to do wickedness; far from the Almighty to do wrong! NET Bible "Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil. New Revised Standard Version “Therefore, hear me, you who have sense, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. New Heart English Bible "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from Shaddai, that he should commit iniquity. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. World English Bible “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Mighty to do perverseness: Additional Translations ... Context Elihu Confirms God's Justice…9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’ 10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly. 11For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.… Cross References Romans 9:14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not! Genesis 18:25 Far be it from You to do such a thing--to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?" Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. Job 8:3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? Job 34:12 Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice. Psalm 92:15 to proclaim, "The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness." Treasury of Scripture Therefore listen to me you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. understanding. Job 34:2,3,34 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge… Proverbs 6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. Proverbs 15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. far Job 8:3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? Job 36:23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? Job 37:23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. Jump to Previous Almighty Commit Ear Evil Far Hear Hearken Heart Iniquity Mighty Note Perverseness Ruler Understanding Wickedness Wise WrongJump to Next Almighty Commit Ear Evil Far Hear Hearken Heart Iniquity Mighty Note Perverseness Ruler Understanding Wickedness Wise WrongJob 34 1. Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice10. God omnipotent cannot be unjust 31. Man must humble himself unto God 34. Elihu reproves Job (10) Ye men of understanding.--Elihu now appeals to the men of understanding, by whom he can hardly mean the three friends of whom he has already spoken disparagingly, but seems rather to appeal to an audience, real or imagined, who are to decide on the merits of what he says. This is an incidental indication that we are scarcely intended to understand the long-continued argument as the record of an actual discussion. Elihu begins to take broader ground than the friends of Job, inasmuch as he concerns himself, not with the problems of God's government, but with the impossibility of His acting unjustly (Genesis 18:25), and the reason he gives is somewhat strange--it is the fact that God is irresponsible, He has not been put in charge over the earth; but His authority is ultimate and original, and being so, He can have no personal interests to secure at all risks; He can only have in view the ultimate good of all His creatures, for, on the other hand, if He really desired to slay them, their breath is in His hands, and He would only have to recall it. The earth and all that is in it belongs to God: it is His own, and not another's entrusted to Him; His self-interest, therefore, cannot come into collision with the welfare of His creatures, because their welfare is the welfare of that which is His--of that, therefore, in which He Himself has the largest interest. The argument is a somewhat strange one to us, but it is sound at bottom, for it recognises God as the prime origin and final hope of all His creatures, and assumes that His will can only be good, and that it must be the best because it is His. (Comp. St. John 10:12-13.)Verse 10. - Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding (comp. ver. 2). Elihu repeats himself, wishing to call special attention to his justification of God (vers. 10-30). Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness. Elihu probably means that to do wickedness is contrary to the very nature and idea of God; but he does not express himself very clearly. And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. An evil God, a God who can do wrong, is a contradiction in terms - an impossible, inconceivable idea. Devil-worshippers, if there are or ever have been such persons, do not conceive of the object of their worship as really God, but as a powerful malignant spirit. Once rise to the height of the conception of a Power absolutely supreme, omniscient, omnipresent, the Author of all things, and it is impossible to imagine him as less than perfectly good. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן ׀ (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus listen שִׁמְע֫וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to me, לִ֥י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew you men אַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י (’a·nă·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of understanding. לֵבָ֗ב (lê·ḇāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart Far be it חָלִ֖לָה (ḥā·li·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it! from God לָאֵ֥ל (lā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty to do wrong, מֵרֶ֗שַׁע (mê·re·ša‘) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7562: Wickedness and for the Almighty וְשַׁדַּ֥י (wə·šad·day) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7706: The Almighty to act unjustly. מֵעָֽוֶל׃ (mê·‘ā·wel) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness Links Job 34:10 NIVJob 34:10 NLT Job 34:10 ESV Job 34:10 NASB Job 34:10 KJV Job 34:10 BibleApps.com Job 34:10 Biblia Paralela Job 34:10 Chinese Bible Job 34:10 French Bible Job 34:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 34:10 Therefore listen to me you men (Jb) |
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