Thematic Bible
Job 36:1 (show verse)
Elihu continued and said,
No Themes for this verse.
Job 36:2 (show verse)
“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you,
That there is yet more to say on God’s behalf.
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Job 36:3 (show verse)
“I will bring my knowledge from afar,
And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Job 36:4 (show verse)
“For truly my words are not false;
He who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Job 36:5 (show verse)
“Behold, God is mighty, and yet does not despise anyone [nor regard any as trivial];
He is mighty in the strength and power of understanding.
Despisement » God not despising anyone
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
Life » Whose life will not be preserved
Preservation » Who God does not preserve
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Strength » The lord being strong
Throne » Whose throne shall be established
Wisdom » God being mighty in wisdom
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Mighty
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
Life » Whose life will not be preserved
Preservation » Who God does not preserve
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Strength » The lord being strong
Throne » Whose throne shall be established
Wisdom » God being mighty in wisdom
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Mighty
Job 36:6 (show verse)
“He does not prolong the life of the wicked,
But gives the afflicted their justice.
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
Life » Whose life will not be preserved
natural Life » Of the wicked, not specially protected by God
the Needy » Divine care for
The poor » Divine care for
Preservation » Who God does not preserve
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Throne » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
Life » Whose life will not be preserved
natural Life » Of the wicked, not specially protected by God
the Needy » Divine care for
The poor » Divine care for
Preservation » Who God does not preserve
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Throne » Whose throne shall be established
Job 36:7 (show verse)
“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him];
But with kings upon the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
God's Promises » To the prayerful » To the righteous
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
The just » Promises to
Names » Of the saints » Righteous, the
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are objects of God's watchful care
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are exalted by God
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Throne » Whose throne shall be established
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Hearing » The lord opening ears
The just » Promises to
Names » Of the saints » Righteous, the
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are objects of God's watchful care
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are exalted by God
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Throne » Whose throne shall be established
Job 36:8 (show verse)
“And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity],
And held by cords of affliction,
Job 36:9 (show verse)
Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds
And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency].
Job 36:10 (show verse)
“He opens their ears to instruction and discipline,
And commands that they return from evil.
Job 36:11 (show verse)
“If they hear and serve Him,
They will end their days in prosperity
And their years in pleasantness and joy.
Job 36:12 (show verse)
“But if they do not hear and obey, they will die by the sword [of God’s destructive judgments]
And they will die [in ignorance] without [true] knowledge.
Job 36:13 (show verse)
“But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline];
They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].
Job 36:14 (show verse)
“They die in youth,
And their life ends among the
Job 36:15 (show verse)
“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.
Job 36:16 (show verse)
“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement,
Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food).
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Job 36:17 (show verse)
“But you [Job] were full of judgment on the wicked,
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
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Job 36:18 (show verse)
“Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing;
And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside.
Job 36:19 (show verse)
“Will your wealth [be sufficient to] keep you from [the confinement of] distress,
Or will all the force of your strength do it?
Job 36:20 (show verse)
“Do not long for the night,
When people vanish from their places.
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Job 36:21 (show verse)
“Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness,
For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction.
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Job 36:22 (show verse)
“Behold, God is exalted in His power;
Who is a ruler or a teacher like Him?
Job 36:23 (show verse)
“Who has appointed God His way,
And who can say [to Him], ‘You have done wrong’?
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Job 36:24 (show verse)
“Remember that you should magnify God’s work,
Of which men have sung.
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Job 36:25 (show verse)
“All men have seen God’s work;
Man looks at it from a distance.
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Job 36:26 (show verse)
“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;
The number of His years is unsearchable.
Job 36:27 (show verse)
“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
Job 36:28 (show verse)
Which the clouds pour down,
They drop abundantly upon mankind.”
Job 36:29 (show verse)
“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds
Or the thundering of His pavilion?
Job 36:30 (show verse)
“Behold, He spreads His lightning around Him [against the dark clouds],
And He covers the depths of the sea.
Job 36:31 (show verse)
“For by these [mighty acts] He judges the peoples;
He gives food in abundance.
Job 36:32 (show verse)
“He covers His hands with the lightning,
And commands it to strike the mark.
Job 36:33 (show verse)
“His thundering voice declares [awesomely] His presence;
The cattle also are told of His coming storm.
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