Elihu Confirms God’s Justice
Job 34:12
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
- KJV
- Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
- WEB
- Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
- ASV
- Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
- LSV
- Indeed, truly, God does not do wickedly, || And the Mighty does not pervert judgment.
- YLT
- Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
- DBY
- Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.El
- DRC
- For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
- GNV
- And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
- JPS
- Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
- LXXE
- And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- אַף־אָמְנָ֗ם אֵ֥ל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁ֑יעַ וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
- LXX-Br
- Οἴει δὲ τὸν Κύριον ἄτοπα ποιήσειν, ἢ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ταράξει κρίσιν,
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Cross-references most cited first
- Job 8:3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
- Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
- Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
- Habakkuk 1:12–13Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction. Your eyes are too pure to look upon…
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