Job 34:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 34:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 34:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? govern: Heb. bind?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 34:17 — KJV
“Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? govern: Heb. bind?”
— Job 34:17 (KJV)
Job 34:17 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 34:17
“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. uttermost...: Heb. wing My leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me”
Shares key themes with Job 34:17: even, right, most
“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. finish: or, restrain make an...: or, seal up prophecy: Heb. prophet”
Shares key themes with Job 34:17: even, right, most
“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. by the offence...: or, by one offence by the righteousness...: or, by one righteousness”
Shares key themes with Job 34:17: even, right, condemn
“Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. to the: Heb. of the”
Shares key themes with Job 34:17: even, hateth, heb
“If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.”
Shares key themes with Job 34:17: right, condemn, just
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