Job 34:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

Complete Jewish Bible:

For Iyov says, 'I am in the right, but God is denying me justice.

Berean Standard Bible:

For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

American Standard Version:

For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For Job{H347} hath said{H559}, I am righteous{H6663}: and God{H410} hath taken away{H5493} my judgment{H4941}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 33:9

  • I am clean without transgression, I [am] innocent; neither [is there] iniquity in me.

Job 27:2

  • [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;

Job 29:14

  • I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem.

Job 10:7

  • Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and [there is] none that can deliver out of thine hand.

Job 11:4

  • For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

Job 16:17

  • ¶ Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure.

Job 32:1

  • ¶ So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he [was] righteous in his own eyes.

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Commentary for Job 34:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H347
    There are 2478 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אִיּוֹב
    Transliteration: ʼÎyôwb
    Pronunciation: ee-yobe'
    Description: from אָיַב; hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience; Job.
  2. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  3. Strong's Number: H6663
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָדַק
    Transliteration: tsâdaq
    Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'
    Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
  4. Strong's Number: H410
    There are 307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֵל
    Transliteration: ʼêl
    Pronunciation: ale
    Description: shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
  5. Strong's Number: H5493
    There are 283 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סוּר
    Transliteration: çûwr
    Pronunciation: soor
    Description: or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
  6. Strong's Number: H4941
    There are 406 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט
    Transliteration: mishpâṭ
    Pronunciation: mish-pawt'
    Description: from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.