Job 34:5
For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
In Context
4Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
6Against my right do I lie? Mortal [is] mine arrow — without transgression.'
Cross References
Job 9:17Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
Job 11:4And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
Job 19:7Lo, I cry out — violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.
Job 29:14Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.
Job 33:9'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I 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 →