Job 34:5
For Job hath said—I am righteous, But, GOD, hath turned away my right;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
In Context
4What is right, let us choose for ourselves, Let us know, among ourselves, what is good;
Cross References
Job 9:17For, with a tempest, would he fall upon me, and would multiply my wounds without need;
Job 11:4Since thou hast said, Right is my doctrine, and pure am I in his eyes.
Job 19:7Lo! I cry—out: Violence! but receive no answer, I cry aloud, but there is no vindication;
Job 29:14Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice;
Job 33:9Pure am, I, without transgression,—Clean am, I, and have no iniquity;
Matthew Henry on Job 34:2-10
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in… Read the whole commentary →