Job 34:10 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • God cannot be unjustElihu had showed Job, that God meant him no hurt by afflicting him, but intended his spiritual benefit. Here he shows, that God did him no wrong by...

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
  • Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
  • Genesis 18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
  • Job 8:3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
  • 2 Chronicles 19:7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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Topics

  • Elihu 1. A Buzite and one of Job’s three friends
  • God Unclassified scriptures relating to
  • Job Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to

Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Therefore hearken לָכֵן lākēn Adverb · with preposition שִׁמְעוּ šimʿû שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
  • unto me, ye men אַנֲשֵׁי ʾanăšê Noun · masculine plural construct אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
  • of understanding לֵבָב lēbāb לֵבָב Noun · masculine singular
  • far be it לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular חָלִלָה ḥālilâ חָלִילָה Interjection
  • from God לָאֵל lāʾēl אֵל Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • wickedness מֵרֶשַׁע mērešaʿ רֶשַׁע Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • and from the Almighty וְשַׁדַּי wĕšadday שַׁדַּי Proper name · with and
  • iniquity מֵעָוֶל mēʿāwel עֶוֶל Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition

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