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Job 34:5 Cross-References
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“For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.”
Job 34:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 34:5
For Job hath said, I am righteous (כִּי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי, ki-amar Iyyov tsadaqti)—Elihu quotes (or paraphrases) Job's self-defense. The verb tsadaq means to be just, righteous, or in the right. Job indeed claimed innocence (9:15, 21; 10:7; 27:6), though context shows he meant 'innocent of sins deserving this suffering' not 'sinless perfection.' Elihu may oversimplify Job's position or genuinely misunderstand the distinction. And God hath taken away my judgment (וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי, v'El hesir mishpati)—Job complained that God denied him justice (mishpat), refusing to answer his ca...
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Cross-References for Job 34:5
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“without disobedience. I am innocent”
“and my prayer is pure.”
“because he was righteous in his own eyes.”
“and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.”
“there is no one who can deliver out of your hand.”
“'My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.'”
“and multiplies my wounds without cause.”