Job 36 · Verse 6

Job 36:6

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Job 36:6, King James Version

Job 36:6 in other translations

BSBHe does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
WEBHe doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the afflicted.
ASVHe preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.
YLTHe reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
DARBYHe saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
BBEHis eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
WebsterHe preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

What does Job 36:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. right ... poor--He espouses the cause of the afflicted.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 He preserveth not the life - He will not give life to the wicked; all such forfeit life by their transgressions. But giveth right - Justice will he give to the afflicted or humble, עניים aniyim.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 36:5-14

Elihu here shows that God acts as righteous Governor. He is always ready to defend those that are injured. If our eye is ever toward God in duty, his eye will be ever upon us in mercy, and, when we are at the lowest, will not overlook us. God intends, when he afflicts us, to discover past sins to us, and to bring them to our remembrance. Also, to dispose our hearts to be taught: affliction makes people willing to…

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Job 36:6 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.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.Yehhe preserves aliveH2421
רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563
וּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.Patand [the] justice ofH4941
עֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.Yimafflicted [people]H6041
יִתֵּֽן\׃yi.Tenhe givesH5414

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Cross references for Job 36:6

  • Psalms 140:12

    I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

  • Psalms 72:12-14

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

  • 2 Peter 2:9

    The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  • Job 5:15

    But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

  • Exodus 22:22-24

    Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

  • Psalms 72:4

    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Job 21:7-9

    Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

  • Job 29:12-17

    Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. …

  • Proverbs 22:22-23

    Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

  • Isaiah 11:4

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • Psalms 9:12

    When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
preserveth.
21:7-9,30; Ps 55:23; Jer 12:1,2; 2Pe 2:9
giveth.
29:12-17; Ps 9:12; 10:14,15; 72:4,12-14; 82:1-4; Pr 22:22,23
Isa 11:4
poor. or, afflicted.
Ex 22:22-24; Ps 140:12

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Context

  • 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 36:7

    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.

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Job 36:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No otorgará vida al impío, y á los afligidos dará su derecho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il ne fait pas vivre le méchant, mais il fait droit aux malheureux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er erhält den Gesetzlosen nicht am Leben, und das Recht der Elenden gewährt er.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sed non salvat impios, et judicium pauperibus tribuit.