Job 36

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 36 of 42

¹ ¶ And Elihu continued, and said:

² Wait for me a little, and I will make known to you that there are yet words for God.

³ I will bring my knowledge from afar, and I will credit righteousness to my Maker.

⁴ For truly my words are not false; the perfect One in knowledge is with you.

Chapter Summary

1 Elihu shows how Jehovah is just in His ways. 16 How Job's sins hinder Jehovah's blessings. 24 Jehovah's works are to be magnified.

Key Hebrew Words

עֳנִי affliction H6040 · TWOT 1652e

מוּסָר instruction, discipline H4148 · TWOT 877b

מִשְׁפָּט justice H4941 · TWOT 2443c

כֹּפֶר ransom H3724 · TWOT 1025d

כַּבִּיר mighty H3524 · TWOT 947a

מָטָר rain H4306 · TWOT 1187a

People & Context

Elihu

The speaker who continues his defense, declaring God mighty yet just and disciplining the afflicted to turn them back

Job

Directly addressed and warned by Elihu against turning to iniquity and against choosing wrath over affliction

Timeline

Elihu Extols God's Power and Justice in Discipline

Elihu states that God is mighty but does not despise anyone. He explains that God uses affliction to open people's ears to instruction, delivering the afflicted through their suffering, and he warns Job not to let anger lead him into mockery.

Job 36:1-25

Elihu Describes God's Majestic Power in Nature

Elihu describes God's unsearchable greatness manifested through the water cycle, lightning, thunder, snow, ice, and tempest. He urges Job to stand still and consider these wonders, concluding that God is exalted in power and ignores the proud.

Job 36:26-37:24

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