Job 34:19
That has not accepted the person of princes, || Nor has known the rich before the poor, || For all of them [are] a work of His hands.
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In Context
18Who has said to a king, Worthless, || To princes, Wicked?
Cross References
Exodus 30:15the rich do not multiply, and the poor do not diminish from the half-shekel, to give the raised-offering of YHWH, to make atonement for your souls.
Deuteronomy 10:17For He, your God YHWH, [is] God of the gods and Lord of the lords—the great, the mighty, and the fearful God, who does not accept by appearances, nor takes a bribe;
Job 10:3Is it good for You that You oppress? That You despise the labor of Your hands, || And shine on the counsel of the wicked?
Job 12:21Pouring contempt on princes, || And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.
Job 31:15Did He that made me in the womb not make him? Indeed, One prepares us in the womb.
Psalms 2:2Kings of the earth station themselves, and princes have been united together, against YHWH, and against His Messiah:
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →