Job 36:3
1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
- KJV
- I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
- WEB
- I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
- ASV
- I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
- DARBY
- I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Creator.
- BLB
- I will lift up my knowledge from afar, and to my Maker I will ascribe righteousness.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil hente min kunnskap langt borte fra, og jeg vil vise at min skaper har rett.
- OTB
- Jeg vil hente fram min kunnskap fra det fjerne
og tilskrive rettferdighet til min Skaper. - B1930
- Jeg vil hente min kunnskap langt borte fra, og jeg vil vise at min skaper har rett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Read in contextJames 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Read in contextPsalms 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Read in contextJob 8:3
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Read in contextDaniel 9:14
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Read in contextDaniel 9:7
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
Read in contextJob 32:8
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
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