Job 36:5
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Job 36:5 in other translations
| BSB | Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. |
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| WEB | “Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding. |
| ASV | Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding. |
| YLT | Lo, God is mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty in power and heart. |
| DARBY | Lo,God is mighty, but despiseth not any; mighty in strength of understanding: |
| BBE | Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner. |
| Webster | Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. |
What does Job 36:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 36:5-14
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Job 36:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 36:5
- Psalms 22:24
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
- Psalms 138:6
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
- Jeremiah 10:12
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
- Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
- Job 37:23
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
- Jeremiah 32:19
Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
- Job 31:13
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
- Job 26:12-14
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
- Job 9:14
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
- Job 12:13-16
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.
- 1 Corinthians 1:24-28
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; …
- Job 10:3
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
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Context
- Job 36:4
For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
- Job 36:5
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
- Job 36:6
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Job 36:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | He aquí que Dios es grande, mas no desestima á nadie: es poderoso en fuerza de sabiduría. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Voici, ✶Dieu est puissant et ne méprise personne; il est puissant en force d’intelligence. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Siehe, Gott ist mächtig, und doch verachtet er niemand, -mächtig an Kraft des Verstandes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Deus potentes non abjicit, cum et ipse sit potens: |