Job 34:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Surely,אַף־
(af-)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
Godאֵ֥ל
(el)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
will not act wickedly,יַרְשִׁ֑יעַ
(yar·shi·a';)
7561: to be wicked, act wickedlydenominative verb from resha
And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י
(ve·shad·dai)
7706b: perhaps "the almighty," a title for Godof uncertain derivation
will not pervertיְעַוֵּ֥ת
(ye·'av·vet)
5791: to be bent or crookeda prim. root
justice.מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
(mish·pat.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat


















KJV Lexicon
Yea surely
'omnam  (om-nawm')
verily -- indeed, no doubt, surely, (it is, of a) true(-ly, -th).
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
will not do wickedly
rasha`  (raw-shah')
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate -- condemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).
neither will the Almighty
Shadday  (shad-dah'-ee)
the Almighty -- Almighty.
pervert
`avath  (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

International Standard Version
Truly, God doesn't practice wickedness, and the Almighty doesn't pervert justice.

NET Bible
Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, God will never do anything evil, and the Almighty will never pervert justice.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
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