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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 />&#8220Job says, &#8216I am innocent, but God denies me justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For Job also said, ‘I am innocent, but God has taken away my rights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For Job has said, ‘I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For Job has said, &#8216I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has removed my justice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous [and innocent], But God has taken away my right;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Job has declared, “I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Job has declared, &#8220I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Job claims he is innocent and God is guilty of mistreating him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because Job has said, 'I'm righteous, but God has taken away my rights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Job claims that he is innocent, that God refuses to give him justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now this is Job's claim: 'Even though I'm innocent, God has stopped treating me righteously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Job has declared, ?I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For Job says, 'I am innocent, but God turns away my right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For Job has said, I have been righteous, "" And God has turned aside my right,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Job said, I was just: and God removed my judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For Job hath said : I am just, and God hath overthrown my judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For Job has said: “I am just, yet God has subverted my judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For Job has said, “I am innocent, but God has taken away what is my right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For Job has said, ‘I am innocent, and God has taken away my right;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For Job has said, I am righteous; and God has turned aside my judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have said, Job, that you are innocent, for you said: ‘I am justified and God has turned my judgment against me!’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Job hath said: 'I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For Job has said, I am righteous: the Lord has removed my judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-5.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=5199" 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">4</span>Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</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/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">has declared,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: ṣā·ḏaq·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">‘I am righteous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: wə·’êl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">yet God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hê·sîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">has deprived me of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Judgment. ">justice.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’…<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/27-2.htm">Job 27:2</a></span><br />“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21</a></span><br />Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a></span><br />though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Job 16:17</a></span><br />yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10-12</a></span><br />Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. / My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside. / I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-6.htm">Job 31:6</a></span><br />let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9</a></span><br />‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.<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/18-20.htm">Psalm 18:20-24</a></span><br />The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. / For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. / For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. / Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-24.htm">Psalm 35:24</a></span><br />Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a></span><br />He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a></span><br />He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Isaiah 59:12</a></span><br />For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For Job has said, I am righteous: and God has taken away my judgment.</p><p class="hdg">I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a></b></br> Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and <i>there is</i> none that can deliver out of thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4</a></b></br> For thou hast said, My doctrine <i>is</i> pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Job 16:17</a></b></br> Not for <i>any</i> injustice in mine hands: also my prayer <i>is</i> pure.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17</a></b></br> For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2</a></b></br> <i>As</i> God liveth, <i>who</i> hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, <i>who</i> hath vexed my soul;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_john/2-23.htm">Denies</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/33-31.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/34-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/32-9.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/34-4.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/33-3.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/10-33.htm">Denies</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/34-7.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/34-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/34-12.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/34-27.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Upright</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'; </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/34.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/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For Job has declared</b><br>Job, a central figure in the book named after him, is known for his righteousness and suffering. This phrase introduces Job's own words, highlighting his self-assessment amidst his trials. Job's declarations throughout the book are part of a larger dialogue with his friends and God, reflecting his struggle to understand his suffering. The narrative is set in the land of Uz, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is thought to be in the area of Edom or northern Arabia, emphasizing Job's status as a non-Israelite who still worships the true God.<p><b>‘I am righteous</b><br>Job's claim to righteousness is consistent with the opening chapters of the book, where God Himself describes Job as "blameless and upright." This assertion is not one of sinless perfection but rather a reflection of his integrity and faithfulness to God. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, righteousness was often associated with adherence to social and religious norms. Job's insistence on his righteousness is a key theme, as it challenges the retributive justice theology held by his friends, who believe suffering is always a result of personal sin.<p><b>yet God has deprived me of justice.</b><br>Job's lament that God has deprived him of justice reflects his deep sense of confusion and betrayal. In the ancient world, justice was seen as a divine attribute, and the expectation was that the righteous would be rewarded while the wicked would be punished. Job's experience contradicts this expectation, leading to his profound theological crisis. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate resolution of the book, where God addresses Job's concerns directly. The theme of divine justice is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, where the psalmist grapples with the prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous. Job's cry for justice can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, though sinless, suffered unjustly, ultimately fulfilling God's redemptive purposes.<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's assertions and offers a different perspective on God's justice and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing and ultimately restores him. His justice and righteousness are central themes in the discourse.<br><br>4. <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.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The unseen realm where God permits Satan to test Job, setting the stage for the events of the book.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_righteousness.htm">Understanding Righteousness</a></b><br>Job's claim of righteousness challenges us to consider what true righteousness is. It is not merely about being blameless in human terms but aligning with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perception_of_justice.htm">Perception of Justice</a></b><br>Job feels deprived of justice, prompting us to reflect on our understanding of divine justice versus human justice. God's ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_suffering.htm">Responding to Suffering</a></b><br>Job's response to his suffering can teach us about maintaining faith and integrity even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Suffering</a></b><br>Elihu's intervention shows the importance of wise counsel and the need for friends who can point us back to God's truth during trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The account reminds us of God's ultimate control and purpose, encouraging trust in His sovereign plan even when it is not immediately apparent.<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_does_god's_justice_align_with_destruction.htm">Job 34:12 - Elihu insists God always acts justly; how does this align with texts describing God commanding destruction (e.g., Joshua 6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_eliphaz_claim_innocents_don't_perish.htm">In Job 4:7, how could Eliphaz assert that no innocent person has ever perished when history shows countless examples of righteous people suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_19_9_fit_a_good_god.htm">How could an 'evil spirit from the Lord' (1 Samuel 19:9) align with a belief in a benevolent God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_15_34-35_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In Job 15:34-35, how can the harsh depiction of divine judgment be squared with other biblical passages emphasizing God's mercy (e.g., Psalm 103:8)?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">For Job hath said.</span>--See <a href="/context/job/13-18.htm" title="Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.">Job 13:18-19</a>; <a href="/job/27-2.htm" title="As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul;">Job 27:2</a>, especially.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For Job hath said, I am righteous</span>. Job had maintained his "righteousness" in a certain sense, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> his integrity, his honesty, his conviction that God would ultimately acquit him; but he had not maintained his sinlessness (see the comment on Job 33:9). He had not even said, in so many words, "I am righteous." The nearest that he had come to saying it was when (in <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18</a>) he had exclaimed, "I know that I shall be held righteous," or "justified." <span class="cmt_word">And God hath taken away my judgment</span>. Job had said this (<a href="/job/27-2.htm">Job 27:2</a>), but in the sense that God had withheld from him the judgment on his cause which he desired, not that he had perverted judgment, and wrongfully condemned him (see the 'Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 97). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-5.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">כִּֽי־</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">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">has declared,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭מַר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I am righteous,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָדַ֑קְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ḏaq·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet God</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אֵ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has deprived me of</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵסִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(hê·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:5 For Job has said 'I am righteous (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:6" /></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>