Job 36:23 Cross References - Darby

²³ Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

³ Doth ?God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?

¹⁰ Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from ?God, and wrong from the Almighty!

¹³ Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world? ¹⁴ If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath, ¹⁵ All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust. ¹⁶ If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words! ¹⁷ Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just? ¹⁸ Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked? ¹⁹ [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands. ²⁰ In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand. ²¹ For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps. ²² There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. ²³ For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before ?God in judgment. ²⁴ He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead; ²⁵ Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed. ²⁶ He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others, ²⁷ Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways; ²⁸ So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. ²⁹ When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike; ³⁰ That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared. ³¹ For hath he said unto ?God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend; ³² What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more? ³³ Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.

⁸ Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

¹³ Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, [as] his counsellor, hath taught him? ¹⁴ With whom took he counsel, and [who] gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?

⁵ but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in [the] day of wrath and revelation of [the] righteous judgment of God,

⁵ But if our unrighteousness commend God`s righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

¹⁴ What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought.

³⁴ For who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

¹⁶ For who has known the mind of [the] Lord, who shall instruct him? But *we* have the mind of Christ.

¹¹ in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,