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<i>no</i>, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will your riches, Or all the mighty forces, Keep you from distress?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will your cry for help keep you from distress, Or all the exertions of <i>your</i> strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will your riches keep you from distress, Or all the forces of your strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will your riches keep <i>you</i> from distress, Or all the forces of <i>your</i> strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will your cries keep you from distress, Or all the forces of <i>your</i> power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will your wealth [be sufficient to] keep you from [the confinement of] distress, Or will all the force of your strength do it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can your wealth or all your physical exertion keep you from distress?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can your wealth or all your physical exertion keep you from distress? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces of thy strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your reputation and riches cannot protect you from distress, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Will thy riches suffice, that thou be not in distress, or all the forces of thy strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Will your riches save you from having to suffer? Will all your mighty strength help you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It will do you no good to cry out for help; all your strength can't help you now. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Will your wealth sustain you when you're in distress, despite your most powerful efforts? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does He value your riches? He has gold, and all the forces of power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will he value thy riches? not gold and all the powers of thy strength.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Lay down your greatness without distress, and put aside all of your power with courage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Will your wealth equip you against distress, or all your exertions of strength? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will your cry avail to keep you from distress, or will all the force of your strength?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall join you, that he may deliver you; you shall not be distressed by any of those who are mighty in power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He will be joined to you that he may save you, that you will not be distressed by any mighty in power<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, Or all the forces of thy strength?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let not <i>thy</i> mind willingly turn thee aside from the petition of the feeble that are in distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5619" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7769.htm" title="7769: šū·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A cry for help. From shava'; a halloo.">Can your wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3981.htm" title="3981: ma·’ă·maṣ·ṣê- (N-mpc) -- Power, strength, force. From 'amats; strength, i.e. resources.">your mighty effort</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ḵō·aḥ (N-ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: hă·ya·‘ă·rōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1222.htm" title="1222: ḇə·ṣār (Prep-b:: Adj-ms) -- Gold. Another form for betser; gold.">distress?</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Psalm 49:6-7</a></span><br />They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. / No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm">Proverbs 10:2</a></span><br />Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-26.htm">Matthew 16:26</a></span><br />What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-36.htm">Mark 8:36-37</a></span><br />What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? / Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20-21</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm">1 Timothy 6:7</a></span><br />For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a></span><br />He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Psalm 62:10</a></span><br />Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20-21</a></span><br />In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. / They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17</a></span><br />Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will he esteem your riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.</p><p class="hdg">Will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm">Proverbs 10:2</a></b></br> Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></b></br> Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a></b></br> In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made <i>each one</i> for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;</p><p class="hdg">nor all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-13.htm">Job 9:13</a></b></br> <i>If</i> God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20</a></b></br> In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16,17</a></b></br> There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/36-18.htm">Avail</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">Efforts</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Esteem</a> <a href="/job/34-26.htm">Force</a> <a href="/job/25-3.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/job/31-24.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">Resources</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/job/28-18.htm">Value</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/41-26.htm">Avail</a> <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/38-23.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-7.htm">Efforts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-128.htm">Esteem</a> <a href="/job/40-16.htm">Force</a> <a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/36-22.htm">Power</a> <a href="/luke/14-14.htm">Resources</a> <a href="/psalms/37-16.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/job/36-22.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/job/40-4.htm">Value</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can your wealth</b><br>Wealth in the ancient Near East was often measured in livestock, land, and precious metals. Job, once a wealthy man, had lost all his possessions, highlighting the transient nature of material wealth. This phrase challenges the belief that wealth can provide ultimate security. In biblical context, <a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a> states, "Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death," emphasizing that spiritual integrity is more valuable than material wealth.<p><b>or all your mighty effort</b><br>The phrase "mighty effort" refers to human strength and endeavors. In the context of Job, it underscores the futility of relying on one's own power to overcome divine challenges. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a>, which states that a king is not saved by his great army, nor a warrior by his great strength. The biblical narrative consistently points to the sovereignty of God over human efforts.<p><b>keep you from distress?</b><br>Distress here refers to the suffering and trials that Job is experiencing. The rhetorical question implies that neither wealth nor human effort can prevent the trials ordained by God. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that true deliverance comes from God alone, as seen in <a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a>, "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me." The verse invites reflection on the limitations of human resources and the necessity of divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>- A man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and loss. His account is a profound exploration of human suffering and divine sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>- A young friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He offers a perspective that emphasizes God's justice and power, and he challenges Job's understanding of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>- The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>- A central theme in the Book of Job, highlighting God's ultimate authority and wisdom over creation and human affairs.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_distress.htm">Suffering and Distress</a></b><br>- The context of Job's trials, which serve as a backdrop for exploring themes of faith, righteousness, and divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_wealth.htm">The Limitations of Wealth</a></b><br>Wealth cannot shield us from life's trials or divine judgment. True security is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_efforts.htm">The Futility of Human Efforts</a></b><br>Human strength and efforts are insufficient to overcome spiritual and existential distress. Dependence on God is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>Recognize that God is sovereign over all circumstances, including suffering. Trust in His wisdom and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Focus on eternal values rather than temporary, material wealth. Invest in spiritual growth and heavenly treasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_distress.htm">Faith in Times of Distress</a></b><br>In times of distress, turn to God for comfort and strength, rather than relying on material resources or personal abilities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_job_28_align_with_other_wisdom.htm">Why does Job 28 offer poetic descriptions of wisdom's source without reconciling them with scientific or pagan wisdom traditions of the time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_wealth_as_a_blessing_fit_with_nt.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:19 depicts wealth as a divine blessing; how does this harmonize with New Testament teachings that caution against riches?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_3's_lament_seem_contradictory.htm">Why would Job 3 present a poetic lament that appears contradictory to a worldview promoting divine compassion, and how has this been reconciled historically?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">No, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.</span>--The words here are doubtful. Some render, "Will He esteem thy riches, that thou be not in distress?" or, "all the forces of thy strength;" others, "Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress?" &c.; but there is authority for the Authorised Version.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Will he esteem thy riches!</span> rather, <span class="accented">Will thy riches suffice?</span> (Revised Version); or <span class="accented">Will they stand the shock of battle?</span> (Schultens). Will they be a sufficient strength to thee in the time of trouble? <span class="cmt_word">No, not gold</span>. This rendering is now generally given up, and the words, <span class="accented">lo betsar</span> (<span class="hebrew">לא בצר</span>), are taken in connection with the preceding sentence, thus: <span class="accented">Will thy riches suffice</span> <span class="accented">that thou be not in distress?</span> or, in other words, <span class="accented">Will they keep thee out of trouble?</span> If not, will all the forces of thy strength suffice to do so? Assuredly, nothing will avail against the "stroke" of God (ver. 18). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can your wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁ֭וּעֲךָ</span> <span class="translit">(šū·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7769.htm">Strong's 7769: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry for help</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝כֹ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your mighty effort</span><br /><span class="heb">מַאֲמַצֵּי־</span> <span class="translit">(ma·’ă·maṣ·ṣê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3981.htm">Strong's 3981: </a> </span><span class="str2">Power, strength, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keep</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ya·‘ă·rōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you from</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">distress?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְצָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṣār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1222.htm">Strong's 1222: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>