Job

Job 36:5–7

⁵Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one;

He is mighty in strength of understanding.

⁶He does not keep the wicked alive,

but He grants justice to the afflicted.

⁷He does not take His eyes off the righteous,

but He enthrones them with kings

and exalts them forever.

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
Indeed	הֶן־	hen-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
God	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
mighty	כַּ֭בִּיר	kab·bîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H3524 great, mighty, much
but He despises	יִמְאָ֑ס	yim·’ās	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject
no one	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
mighty	כַּ֝בִּ֗יר	kab·bîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H3524 great, mighty, much
in strength	כֹּ֣חַֽ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3581 strength, power
of understanding	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
keep the wicked	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
alive	יְחַיֶּ֥ה	yə·ḥay·yeh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
but He grants	יִתֵּֽן׃	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
justice	וּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט	ū·miš·paṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
to the afflicted	עֲנִיִּ֣ים	‘ă·nî·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He does not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take	יִגְרַ֥ע	yiḡ·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
His eyes	עֵ֫ינָ֥יו	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
off the righteous	מִצַּדִּ֗יק	miṣ·ṣad·dîq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
but He enthrones them	לַכִּסֵּ֑א	lak·kis·sê	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H854 with
kings	מְלָכִ֥ים	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
and exalts them	וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃	way·yiḡ·bā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1361 be high, exalted
forever	לָ֝נֶ֗צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity

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

Job 36:5 Psalm 22:24 · Psalm 138:6 · Jeremiah 10:12 · Job 37:23 · Psalm 147:5 · Jeremiah 32:19 · Job 9:14 · Job 31:13 · Job 26:12–14 · Job 12:13–16 · Job 10:3 · Psalm 99:4

Job 36:6 Psalm 140:12 · 2 Peter 2:9 · Psalm 72:12–14 · Job 21:7–9 · Job 5:15 · Exodus 22:22–24 · Psalm 72:4 · Psalm 55:23 · Psalm 9:12 · Jeremiah 12:1–2 · Proverbs 22:22–23 · Job 29:12–17

Job 36:7 Psalm 34:15 · Psalm 33:18 · 1 Samuel 2:8 · Psalm 113:7–8 · 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · 1 Peter 3:12 · Esther 10:3 · Job 42:12 · Job 1:3 · Zephaniah 3:17 · Genesis 41:40 · Psalm 112:7–10

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.