Job 36:7
He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
6He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.
8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
Cross References
Genesis 23:6'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.'
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dung-hill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory; for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and He hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 7:16And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee; thy throne shall be established for ever.'
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren; seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his seed.
Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;
Matthew Henry on Job 36:6-15
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and… Read the whole commentary →