Job

Job 36:6–7

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.

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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 36:6 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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.