Job 36:19
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Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
In Context
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Cross References
Job 9:13God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.
Psalms 33:16A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.
Proverbs 11:4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
Isaiah 2:20In that day men will put their images of silver and of gold, which they made for worship, in the keeping of the beasts of the dark places;
Zephaniah 1:18Even their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the Lord's wrath; but all the land will be burned up in the fire of his bitter wrath: for he will put an end, even suddenly, to all who are living in the land.
Matthew Henry on Job 36:16-24
15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. 16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. 18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all… Read the whole commentary →