Job 34:19
17 Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
18 who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
- KJV
- How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
- WEB
- He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
- ASV
- That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
- DARBY
- [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
- BLB
- Who does not lift the faces of princes, and does not acknowledge the rich before the face of the poor, for they [are] all the work of His hands.
- ÅB
- Gud tar jo ikke parti for fyrster og akter ikke en rik høyere enn en fattig? De er jo alle hans henders verk.
- OTB
- som ikke viser partiskhet overfor fyrster
og ikke favoriserer de rike fremfor de fattige,
for de er alle Hans henders verk? - B1930
- Gud tar jo ikke parti for fyrster og akter ikke en rik høiere enn en fattig? De er jo alle hans henders verk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
Read in contextJames 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
Read in contextActs 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
Read in contextRomans 2:11
For God does not show favoritism.
Read in contextColossians 3:25
Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
Read in context2 Chronicles 19:7
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
Read in context1 Peter 1:17
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
Read in contextGalatians 2:6
But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism —those leaders added nothing to me.
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