Job 36:6
He permitteth not the wicked to live; but he procureth justice for the afflicted.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
In Context
5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength of intellect.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22(22:21) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Job 8:22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Job 21:30That the bad man is reserved for the day of calamity, [that the wicked] are carried forward to the day of wrath.
Psalms 9:12(9:13) For he, that inquireth after acts of blood, hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 55:23(55:24) But thou, O God, thou wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: let not the men of blood and deceit live out half their days; but I will indeed trust in thee.
Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.
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 →