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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Job, you deserve the maximum penalty for the wicked way you have talked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My desire <i>is that</i> Job may be tried unto the end because of <i>his</i> answers for wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost, Because <i>his</i> answers <i>are like</i> those of wicked men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Oh that Job were tested to the limit, Because he answers like sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Job ought to be tested to the limit Because he answers like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Job ought to be tried to the limit Because he answers like wicked men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only Job were tested to the limit, because his answers are like those of wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only Job were tested to the limit, because his answers are like those of wicked men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I pray for you to suffer as much as possible for talking like a sinner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"My Father, let Job be thoroughly tested for giving answers like wicked people do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Think through everything that Job says; you will see that he talks like an evil man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh, how Job needs to be given a full court trial, as a rebuke to those who practice evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My desire is that Job may be tried to the end, because of his answers for wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My Father! Let Job be tried—to victory, "" Because of answers for men of iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My father, Job shall be tried even to the end, for turning back with men of iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My father, let Job be tried even to the end : cease not from the man of iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My father, let Job be tested even to the end; may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let Job be tested to the limit, since his answers are those of the impious; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Would that Job were tried to the limit, because his answers are those of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Truly, Job has been tested to the end, and yet he is not counted among the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Truly Job has been tested unto the limit, and he is not considered evil by men<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Howbeit do thou learn, Job: no longer make answer as the foolish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-36.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=5398" 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/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’ <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/15.htm" title="15: ’ā·ḇî (Interjection) -- Longing. From 'abah; longing.">If only</a> <a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: ’î·yō·wḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">Job</a> <a href="/hebrew/974.htm" title="974: yib·bā·ḥên (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To examine, try. A primitive root; to test; generally and figuratively, to investigate.">were tried</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: ne·ṣaḥ (N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">the utmost</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/8666.htm" title="8666: tə·šu·ḇōṯ (N-fp) -- A return, answer. Or tshubah; from shuwb; a recurrence; a reply.">answering</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">like a wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: bə·’an·šê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">man.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”…<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="/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1</a></span><br />There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7-8</a></span><br />After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has. / So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Psalm 7:8</a></span><br />The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a></span><br />Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a></span><br />Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. / See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a></span><br />A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></span><br />But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Matthew 7:1-2</a></span><br />“Do not judge, or you will be judged. / For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22-23</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-41.htm">Acts 5:41</a></span><br />The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My desire is that Job may be tried to the end because of his answers for wicked men.</p><p class="hdg">My desire is that Job may be tried.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-16.htm">Job 23:16</a></b></br> For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalm 17:3</a></b></br> Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited <i>me</i> in the night; thou hast tried me, <i>and</i> shalt find nothing; I am purposed <i>that</i> my mouth shall not transgress.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a></b></br> Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.</p><p class="hdg">his answers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-8.htm">Job 34:8,9</a></b></br> Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6</a></b></br> The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth <i>abundantly</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7</a></b></br> Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/33-13.htm">Answers</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/34-32.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-9.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/job/34-3.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/job/23-10.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Utmost</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Victory</a> <a href="/job/34-26.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/job/33-6.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-3.htm">Answers</a> <a href="/job/36-20.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/35-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/36-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/38-20.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/psalms/61-8.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Utmost</a> <a href="/job/40-14.htm">Victory</a> <a href="/job/35-12.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/job/37-20.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</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'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, this reflects the ongoing debate between Job and his friends about the nature of suffering and righteousness. Elihu, the speaker here, believes that Job's complaints and assertions warrant further scrutiny. The idea of being "tried to the utmost" can be connected to the biblical theme of testing faith, as seen in passages like <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>, where trials are said to produce perseverance and maturity in faith. Theologically, this reflects the belief that God allows trials to refine and purify believers, much like gold is refined by fire (<a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>).<p><b>for answering like a wicked man</b><br>Elihu accuses Job of speaking in a manner similar to the wicked, implying that Job's words are irreverent or blasphemous. This accusation is significant in the cultural and historical context of the Ancient Near East, where speech was considered a reflection of one's character and relationship with the divine. In the broader narrative of Job, this accusation is part of the tension between Job's insistence on his innocence and his friends' belief that suffering is always a result of sin. Theologically, this phrase challenges readers to consider the nature of righteous speech and the importance of maintaining faith and integrity even in the face of suffering. It also foreshadows the ultimate vindication of Job by God, who rebukes the friends for not speaking rightly about Him (<a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest for understanding God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He is critical of Job and his friends, believing that Job has spoken wrongly about God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends_of_job.htm">The Friends of Job</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose justice and ways are beyond human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Job's account challenges the simplistic view of retributive justice and encourages believers to trust in God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_testing.htm">The Role of Testing</a></b><br>Elihu's call for Job to be tested reflects a belief that trials can reveal true character and faith. Believers are encouraged to see trials as opportunities for growth and refinement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_words.htm">Guarding Our Words</a></b><br>Elihu accuses Job of speaking like a wicked man. This serves as a reminder to be mindful of our words, especially in times of distress, ensuring they reflect faith and trust in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Elihu's speeches remind us of the need for humility before God. We must acknowledge our limited understanding and submit to God's greater wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_counsel.htm">Community and Counsel</a></b><br>The interactions between Job and his friends highlight the importance of providing compassionate and wise counsel, rather than judgment, to those who are suffering.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_tell_divine_justice_from_chance.htm">Job 34:29 - If God can remain silent, how can we reliably distinguish divine justice from random events or coincidences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_and_righteous_suffer.htm">In Job 36:6-7, where it states the righteous are exalted while the wicked are cut off, why do wicked individuals often thrive, and the righteous sometimes suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_20_6-7_align_with_history.htm">In Job 20:6-7, how can Zophar's claim that the wicked perish quickly align with historical records showing many oppressive rulers prospered for extended periods?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">My desire is that Job may be tried.</span>--There seems to be reason to prefer the marginal rendering, and consider the words as addressed to God: "Oh my Father, let Job be tried, &c." "<span class= "ital">Pater mi probetur Job," V</span>ulg. Elihu's words cannot have fallen upon Job with more acceptance or with lighter weight than those of his other friends. He must have felt, however, that his cause was safe with God, whatever the misunderstanding of men.<p><span class= "bld">Because of his answers for wicked men. </span>Rather, <span class= "ital">his answering like wicked men.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end</span>; literally, <span class="accented">Would that Job were tested to the uttermost</span>! <span class="accented">-</span> "tested'" <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, as gold is tested, by the touchstone, and "to the uttermost," so that there should be no doubt as to the result. Elihu had his wish. Job was tried as severely as possible, and the issue was pronounced by God himself. "Ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, <span class="accented">as my servant Job hath"</span> (ch. 42:8, Revised Version). <span class="cmt_word">Because of his answers for wicked men</span>; rather, <span class="accented">after the manner of wicked men</span> (comp. above, vers. 5, 6, 9.). This was the view which Elihu took of Job's rash words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-36.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">If only</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_15.htm">Strong's 15: </a> </span><span class="str2">Longing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Job</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיּ֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were tried</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבָּחֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(yib·bā·ḥên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_974.htm">Strong's 974: </a> </span><span class="str2">To test, to investigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the utmost</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֑צַח</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answering</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šu·ḇōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8666.htm">Strong's 8666: </a> </span><span class="str2">A recurrence, a reply</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽוֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַנְשֵׁי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’an·šê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-36.htm">Job 34:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-36.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:36 I wish that Job were tried (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:37" /></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>