Job 36 · Verse 24

Job 36:24

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
Job 36:24, King James Version

Job 36:24 in other translations

BSBRemember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
WEB“Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.
ASVRemember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
YLTRemember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.
DARBYRemember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate.
BBESee that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
WebsterRemember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

What does Job 36:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 36:22-25

22-25. God is not to be impiously arraigned, but to be praised for His might, shown in His works. exalteth--rather, doeth lofty things, shows His exalted power [Umbreit] (Psa 21:13). teacheth--(Psa 94:12, &c.). The connection is, returning to Job 36:5, God's "might" is shown in His "wisdom"; He alone can teach; yet, because He, as a sovereign, explains not all His dealings, forsooth Job must presume to teach Him (Is…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Remember that thou magnify his work - Take this into consideration; instead of fretting against the dispensations of Divine providence, and quarrelling with thy Maker, attentively survey his works; consider the operation of his hands; and see the proofs of his wisdom in the plan of all, of his power in the production and support of all, and of his goodness in the end for which all have been made, and to which every operation in nature most obviously tends; and then magnify his work. Speak of him as thou shalt find; let the visible works of thy Maker prove to thee his eternal power and Godhead, and let nature lead thee to the Creator.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 36:24-33
Elihu endeavours to fill Job with high thought of God, and so to persuade him into cheerful submission to his providence. Man may see God's works, and is capable of discerning his hand in them, which the beasts are not, therefore they ought to give him the glory. But while the worker of iniquity ought to tremble, the true believer should rejoice. Children should hear with pleasure their Father's voice, even when he speaks in terror to his enemies. There is no light but there may be a cloud to intercept it. The light of the favour of God, the light of his countenance, the most blessed light of all, even that light has many a cloud. The clouds of our sins cause the Lord to his face, and hinder the light of his loving-kindness from shining on our souls.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Job 36:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

זְ֭כֹרZe.khorrememberH2142
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
תַשְׂגִּ֣יאtas.Gi'you will magnifyH7679
פָעֳל֑וֹfo.'o.Lowork hisH6467
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
שֹׁרְר֣וּsho.re.Ruthey have sungH7891
אֲנָשִֽׁים\׃'a.na.ShimpeopleH582

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 36:24

  • Revelation 15:3

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

  • Psalms 145:10-12

    All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

  • Psalms 72:18

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

  • Psalms 111:2-4

    The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

  • Luke 1:46

    And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

  • Psalms 28:5

    Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

  • Job 12:13-25

    With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. …

  • Job 26:5-14

    Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. …

  • Psalms 86:8-10

    Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  • Psalms 107:15

    Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  • Psalms 34:3

    O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

  • Daniel 4:37

    Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
magnify.
12:13-25; 26:5-14; Ps 28:5; 34:3; 72:18; 86:8-10; 92:4,5; 104:24
Ps 107:8,15; 111:2-4,8; 145:10-12; Jer 10:12; Da 4:3,37; Lu 1:46
which.
De 4:19; Ps 19:1-4

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Context

  • Job 36:23

    Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

  • Job 36:24

    Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

  • Job 36:25

    Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

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Job 36:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Acuérdate de engrandecer su obra, la cual contemplan los hombres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Souviens-toi de glorifier son œuvre, que les hommes célèbrent:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gedenke daran, daß du sein Tun erhebest, welches Menschen besingen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Memento quod ignores opus ejus, de quo cecinerunt viri.