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Job 12:6 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 12:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 12 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.”
Job 12:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 12:6
The tabernacles of robbers prosper (יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהָלִים לְשֹׁדְדִים, yishlayu ohalim l'shoddim)—Job's response to Zophar challenges the friends' simplistic retribution theology. The verb 'prosper' (shalah, שָׁלָה) means to be at ease, secure, or tranquil. 'Robbers' (shoddim, שֹׁדְדִים) are violent plunderers, those who destroy and pillage. Job observes that the wicked aren't merely surviving but thriving in security—their 'tabernacles' (tents, homes) are peaceful, contrary to the friends' claim that sin always brings swift judgment.And they that provoke God are secure (וּבַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּיזֵ...
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Cross-References for Job 12:6
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“then who is it?”
“How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
“spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.”
“Yahweh”
“neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.”
“so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great”
“but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”