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Job 35:7 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Job 35:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 35 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?”
Job 35:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 35:7
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? (אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ, im-tsadaqta mah-titten-lo)—The verb tsadaq (צָדַק) means 'to be righteous' or 'to be in the right.' Elihu's rhetorical question challenges Job's implicit claim that his righteousness obligates God to respond favorably. Or what receiveth he of thine hand? (אוֹ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּח, o mah-miyadkha yiqqach)—laqach (לָקַח), 'to receive' or 'take,' emphasizes that God gains nothing from human righteousness.Elihu articulates divine aseity—God's self-sufficiency and independence from creation. This theological truth appears t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 35:7
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“you have said to Yahweh”
“when you have done all the things that are commanded you”
“you are wise for yourself. If you mock”
“Or who hath first given to him”
“and what is my people”