Job 34:12
And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, 1 Or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment? 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
In Context
11Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, 1 And in a man’s path he will find him. 1
13And who is he that made the whole world under heaven, 1 And all things therein? 1
Cross References
Job 8:3Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; 1 Or will he that has made all things pervert justice? 1
Psalms 11:7The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; 1 As silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, 1 Purified seven times. 1
Habakkuk 1:12Art not thou from the beginning, O Lord God, my Holy One? and surely we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast established it for judgment, and he has formed me to chasten with his correction.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:11-16
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;… Read the whole commentary →