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Job 34:12

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

KJV

Vere enim Deus non condemnabit frustra, nec Omnipotens subvertet judicium.

Vulgate

οἴῃ δὲ τὸν κύριον ἄτοπα ποιήσειν; ἢ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ταράξει κρίσιν,

LXX

Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

ASV

אַף אָמְנָ֗ם אֵ֥ל לֹֽא יַרְשִׁ֑יעַ וְ֝/שַׁדַּ֗י לֹֽא יְעַוֵּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּֽט

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אַף
'p
adverb · 133×
אָ֭מְנָם
'mnm
adverb · 9×
י
y
noun · 422×
יְעַוֵּֽת
y'vt
verb · 11×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 36×
שַׁדַּ֣י
shdy
proper_noun · 48×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 8:3 — Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
  • Ps 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
  • Ps 145:17 — The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.