Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. New Living Translation He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever. English Standard Version He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted. Berean Standard Bible He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. King James Bible He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. New King James Version He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted. New American Standard Bible “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. NASB 1995 “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. NASB 1977 “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. Legacy Standard Bible He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. Amplified Bible “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him]; But with kings upon the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. Christian Standard Bible He does not withdraw his gaze from the righteous, but he seats them forever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted. Holman Christian Standard Bible He does not remove His gaze from the righteous, but He seats them forever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted. American Standard Version He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the righteous does not fail from before his eyes; he puts Kings on the throne, and they are lifted up for eternities Brenton Septuagint Translation He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but they shall be with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted. Contemporary English Version God watches over good people and places them in positions of power and honor forever. Douay-Rheims Bible He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted. English Revised Version He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings upon the throne he setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. GOD'S WORD® Translation He doesn't take his eyes off righteous people. He seats them on thrones with kings to honor them forever. Good News Translation He protects those who are righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored forever. International Standard Version He won't stop looking at righteous people; he seats them on thrones with kings forever, and they are exalted. JPS Tanakh 1917 He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. Literal Standard Version He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, | And [from] kings on the throne, | And causes them to sit forever, and they are high, Majority Standard Bible He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. New American Bible But he seats them upon thrones with kings, exalted forever. NET Bible He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever. New Revised Standard Version He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted. New Heart English Bible He doesn't withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted. Webster's Bible Translation He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. World English Bible He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted. Young's Literal Translation He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power…6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted. 7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. 8And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,… Cross References 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD's, and upon them He has set the world. Job 4:7 Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed? Job 5:11 He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety. Job 22:29 When men are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!' then He will save the lowly. Job 31:4 Does He not see my ways and count my every step? Psalm 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. Treasury of Scripture He withdraws not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he does establish them for ever, and they are exalted. withdraw 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. Psalm 33:18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. with Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. Genesis 23:6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. he doth 2 Samuel 7:13-16 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever… Psalm 112:7-10 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD… 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. Jump to Previous Causeth Establish Exalted Exalts Eyes Forever High Kings Lifting Making Righteous Safe Seat Seated Sets Sit Throne Withdraw WithdrawethJump to Next Causeth Establish Exalted Exalts Eyes Forever High Kings Lifting Making Righteous Safe Seat Seated Sets Sit Throne Withdraw WithdrawethJob 36 1. Elihu shows how God is just in his ways16. How Job's sins hinder God's blessings 24. God's works are to be magnified (7) From the righteous--i.e., the righteous man. (Comp. Psalm 113:5-8.)Verse 7. - He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous. Under no circumstances does God cease to keep an eye upon the righteous, as Job had seemed to imply when he exclaimed, "Oh that I were as in months of old, in the days when God preserved me!" or "watched me!" (Job 29:2). "The eyes of the Lord are" always "upon the righteous, as his ears are open unto their cry" (Psalm 34:15). With kings are they on the throne. In some cases, God shows his care of the righteous by "setting them with princes, even with the princes of his people" (Psalm 113:8), raising them, that is, to high station, and making them companions of the great of the earth. Yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. They are permanently established in their high positions, like Joseph and Mordecai and Daniel; and they are exalted to the highest pitch of prosperity. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He does notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no take יִגְרַ֥ע (yiḡ·ra‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1639: To scrape off, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold His eyes עֵ֫ינָ֥יו (‘ê·nāw) Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain off the righteous, מִצַּדִּ֗יק (miṣ·ṣad·dîq) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous but He enthrones them לַכִּסֵּ֑א (lak·kis·sê) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne with וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among kings מְלָכִ֥ים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king and exalts them וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃ (way·yiḡ·bā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty forever. לָ֝נֶ֗צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity Links Job 36:7 NIVJob 36:7 NLT Job 36:7 ESV Job 36:7 NASB Job 36:7 KJV Job 36:7 BibleApps.com Job 36:7 Biblia Paralela Job 36:7 Chinese Bible Job 36:7 French Bible Job 36:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 36:7 He doesn't withdraw his eyes (Jb) |