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he gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For by them He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For by these [mighty acts] He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he judges the nations with these; he gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He judges the nations with these; He gives food in abundance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />By producing such rainstorms, God rules the world and provides us with food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For by these he judgeth the peoples; he giveth meat in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is how he uses the rains to provide for people and to give them more than enough food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is how he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He uses them to judge some people and give food to many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It is by these that he judges the nations and supplies food in abundance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For by them he judgeth the people; he giveth food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He judges peoples by them, "" He gives food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For by them he will judge the peoples; he will give food to abundance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he judges the people by these things, and he gives food to a multitude of mortals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For by these he judges the nations, and gives food in abundance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For by these he governs peoples; he gives food in abundance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For by these he judges the people; and he gives food to many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because by them he will judge the nations and he will give food to the many<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-31.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=5687" 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">30</span>See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">by these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1777.htm" title="1777: yā·ḏîn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To judge. Or duwn; a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. Sail direct.">He judges</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·ten- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and provides</a> <a href="/hebrew/400.htm" title="400: ’ō·ḵel (N-ms) -- Food. From 'akal; food.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/4342.htm" title="4342: lə·maḵ·bîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Abundance. Transitive participle of kabar; plenty.">in abundance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.…<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="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For by them judges he the people; he gives meat in abundance.</p><p class="hdg">by</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-13.htm">Job 37:13</a></b></br> He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-22.htm">Job 38:22,23</a></b></br> Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17</a></b></br> And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein <i>is</i> the breath of life, from under heaven; <i>and</i> every thing that <i>is</i> in the earth shall die.</p><p class="hdg">he giveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26,27</a></b></br> To cause it to rain on the earth, <i>where</i> no man <i>is; on</i> the wilderness, wherein <i>there is</i> no man; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15,27,28</a></b></br> He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/36-18.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/36-17.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/34-12.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/job/21-22.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/job/33-28.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/34-3.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/job/24-23.htm">Provides</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/37-23.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/job/38-39.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/38-39.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Provides</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Way</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>For by these He judges the nations</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty and justice over all nations. In the context of Job, Elihu is speaking about God's use of natural phenomena, such as rain and storms, to execute His will. This reflects the biblical theme that God is the ultimate judge of all the earth (<a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a>). The idea of God judging nations is also seen in the prophetic books, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, where God uses various means to bring about judgment on nations for their sins. This phrase underscores the belief that God's judgments are righteous and purposeful, often serving as a call to repentance.<p><b>and provides food in abundance.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes God's provision and care for His creation. The imagery of God providing food in abundance is reminiscent of the agricultural blessings promised to Israel in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>, where obedience to God results in prosperity and abundance. It also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the provider, feeding the multitudes (<a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13-21</a>) and teaching about God's provision in the Sermon on the Mount (<a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a>). This phrase reassures believers of God's ability to sustain and provide for their needs, reflecting His character as a loving and caring Creator.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's justice and power. Elihu's speeches are intended to defend God's righteousness and challenge Job's understanding of his suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience who endures severe trials and suffering. The Book of Job explores his struggle to understand his suffering and maintain his faith in God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the various peoples and countries of the world. In this context, it highlights God's sovereignty over all nations and His ability to judge them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The concept that God provides for His creation, ensuring that there is food and sustenance for all living beings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The act of God assessing and determining the fate of nations based on their actions and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. He judges them according to His righteousness and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a></b><br>God provides abundantly for His creation. We can trust in His provision for our needs, both physical and spiritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_justice.htm">Understanding God's Justice</a></b><br>God's ways are higher than ours, and His judgments are just. We may not always understand His actions, but we can trust in His perfect justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_uncertainty.htm">Faith in Times of Uncertainty</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty or when facing national or global challenges, we can have faith that God is in control and will provide for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_to_seek_god.htm">Responsibility to Seek God</a></b><br>As individuals and nations, we have a responsibility to seek God and align ourselves with His will, knowing that He is the ultimate judge.<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/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_books_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">Which books are in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_storms_show_god's_judgment_and_care.htm">In Job 36:31-33, how does the idea that God uses storms for both judgment and provision reconcile with natural disasters that indiscriminately affect believers and unbelievers alike?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_unbuilt_cities,_unplanted_crops.htm">Why should the Israelites claim cities they did not build and harvest crops they did not plant (Deuteronomy 6:10-11), and doesn't this raise ethical dilemmas?</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>(31) <span class= "bld">For by them</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>these roots of the sea, these drops of water, these rain-clouds. "He judgeth peoples" by withholding them, or "giveth meat in abundance" by sending rain on the earth; or He may use them in excess, to chastise nations by inundations and the like. The change from <span class= "ital">roots of the sea </span>to <span class= "ital">bottom of the sea </span>in the Authorised Version has obscured the meaning of "them" in the next verse, unless, indeed, we understand it generally, <span class= "ital">by these things.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For by them judgeth he the people</span>. By his clouds God works two opposite effects. On the one hand, he executes judgment upon the peoples, destroying their crops, causing widespread ruin by inundations, smiting and slaying numbers with his thunderbolts; on the other, he giveth meat in abundance, restoring to the parched earth its fertility by means of copious and refreshing showers, stimulating vegetation, and so furthering the harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-31.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by these</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֭ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">He judges</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1777.htm">Strong's 1777: </a> </span><span class="str2">A straight course, sail direct</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and provides</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(yit·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֥כֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ḵel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_400.htm">Strong's 400: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in abundance.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·maḵ·bîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4342.htm">Strong's 4342: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abundance </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-31.htm">Job 36:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-31.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:31 For by these he judges the people (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:32" /></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>