Job 36:6
He will not keep alive one who is lawless, but, the right of oppressed ones, will he grant;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
In Context
5Lo! GOD, is mighty, yet will he not despise, Mighty in vigour of mind;
Cross References
Exodus 22:22Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:
Job 8:22They who hate thee, shall be clothed with shame, but, the tent of the lawless, shall not be!
Job 21:30That, to the day of calamity, is the wicked reserved, to the day of indignant visitation, are they led.
Psalms 9:12When he was making inquisition for blood, of them, had he remembrance, he forgat not the outcry of the oppressed.
Psalms 55:23But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.
Psalms 72:12Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, 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 →