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Job 35:6 Cross-References
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“If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?”
Job 35:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 35:6
Elihu asks: "If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?" These rhetorical questions probe whether human sin harms God. The verb pa'al (פָּעַל, "doest") means to work or accomplish. Elihu argues that sin doesn't damage God's being—a true insight. God's perfection and self-sufficiency mean He doesn't suffer diminishment from our rebellion. However, Elihu draws a faulty conclusion: that God is therefore indifferent to sin. Reformed theology distinguishes between God's essential being (unaffected by creatures) and His relational ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 35:6
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“to the confusion of their own faces?”
“οἱ δὲ εἰς ἐμὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες ἀσεβοῦσιν τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς καὶ οἱ μισοῦντές με ἀγαπῶσιν θάνατον”
“you are wise for yourself. If you mock”