Job

Job 34:16–19

¹⁶If you have understanding, hear this;

listen to my words.

¹⁷Could one who hates justice govern?

Will you condemn the just and mighty One,

¹⁸who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’

and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’

¹⁹who is not partial to princes

and does not favor rich over poor?

For they are all the work of His hands.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have understanding	בִּ֥ינָה	bî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H998 understanding
hear	שִׁמְעָה־	šim·‘āh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
this	זֹּ֑את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
listen to	הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה	ha·’ă·zî·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H238 give ear, listen, hear
my words	מִלָּֽי׃	mil·lāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H4405 word, speech, utterance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Could	הַאַ֬ף	ha·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
one who hates	שׂוֹנֵ֣א	śō·w·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8130 hate
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֣ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
govern	יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ	ya·ḥă·ḇō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2280 bind, bind on, bind up
Will you condemn	תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃	tar·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
the just	צַדִּ֖יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
and mighty One	כַּבִּ֣יר	kab·bîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H3524 great, mighty, much

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who says	הַאֲמֹ֣ר	ha·’ă·mōr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to kings	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
worthless	בְּלִיָּ֑עַל	bə·lî·yā·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H1100 worthlessness
and to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
nobles	נְדִיבִֽים׃	nə·ḏî·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
wicked	רָ֝שָׁ֗ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
partial	נָשָׂ֨א׀	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to princes	שָׂרִ֗ים	śā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
favor	נִכַּר־	nik·kar-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
rich	שׁ֭וֹעַ	šō·w·a‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7771 (free), independent, noble
over	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
poor	דָ֑ל	ḏāl	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are all	כֻּלָּֽם׃	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of His hands	יָדָ֣יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 34:17 Job 40:8 · Genesis 18:25 · Romans 9:14 · 2 Samuel 23:3 · Romans 3:5–7

Job 34:18 Exodus 22:28 · Proverbs 17:26 · Romans 13:7 · Jude 1:8 · Acts 23:3 · Acts 23:5

Job 34:19 Deuteronomy 10:17 · James 2:5 · Acts 10:34 · Romans 2:11 · Colossians 3:25 · Ephesians 6:9 · Leviticus 19:15 · 2 Chronicles 19:7 · 1 Peter 1:17 · Galatians 2:6 · Proverbs 22:2 · Job 31:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.