Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. New Living Translation But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin. English Standard Version Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing, and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. Berean Standard Bible Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. King James Bible Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. New King James Version Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; For a large ransom would not help you avoid it. New American Standard Bible “Beware that wrath does not entice you to mockery; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. NASB 1995 “Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. NASB 1977 “Beware lest wrath entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. Legacy Standard Bible Beware lest wrath entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the atonement turn you aside. Amplified Bible “Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing; And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside. Christian Standard Bible Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray. Holman Christian Standard Bible Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray. American Standard Version For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He will not provoke you in the wrath of war, and he will not compel you with the abundance of salvation Brenton Septuagint Translation but there shall be wrath upon the ungodly, by reason of the ungodliness of the bribes which they received for iniquities. Contemporary English Version don't let your anger and the pain you endured make you sneer at God. Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man : neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside. English Revised Version Because there is wrath, beware lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside. GOD'S WORD® Translation Be careful that you are not led astray with riches. Don't let a large bribe turn you [to evil ways]. Good News Translation Be careful not to let bribes deceive you, or riches lead you astray. International Standard Version So that no one entices you with riches, don't let a large ransom turn you astray. JPS Tanakh 1917 For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside. Literal Standard Version Lest He move you with a stroke, | And the abundance of an atonement not turn you aside. Majority Standard Bible Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. New American Bible Let not anger at abundance entice you, nor great bribery lead you astray. NET Bible Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. New Revised Standard Version Beware that wrath does not entice you into scoffing, and do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. New Heart English Bible Do not let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside. Webster's Bible Translation Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. World English Bible Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside. Young's Literal Translation Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power…17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you. 18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. 19Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?… Cross References Job 33:24 to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,' Job 36:19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? Psalm 49:7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. Jonah 4:4 But the LORD replied, "Have you any right to be angry?" Jonah 4:9 Then God asked Jonah, "Have you any right to be angry about the plant?" "I do," he replied. "I am angry enough to die!" Treasury of Scripture Because there is wrath, beware lest he take you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you. Because Psalm 2:5,12 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure… Psalm 110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? his Psalm 39:10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. Isaiah 14:6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. Ezekiel 24:16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. then Job 33:24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. Psalm 49:7,8 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: … 1 Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. deliver thee. Jump to Previous Abundance Atonement Avail Beware Bribe Careful Chastisement Chastisements Deliver Entice Entices Great Greatness Move Ransom Riches Scoffing Size Stir Stroke Sufficiency Turn WrathJump to Next Abundance Atonement Avail Beware Bribe Careful Chastisement Chastisements Deliver Entice Entices Great Greatness Move Ransom Riches Scoffing Size Stir Stroke Sufficiency Turn WrathJob 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 (18) Because there is wrath.--"For there is wrath: now, therefore, beware lest He take thee away with one stroke, so that great ransom cannot deliver thee." Literally it is, let not a great ransom deliver thee, but the sense is probably like the Authorised Version.Verse 18. - Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke. The original is exceedingly obscure, and three or four quite distinct renderings have been proposed; but one of the latest critics (Professor Stanley Loathes) prefers to all the other translations that of the Authorized Version. Job is threatened by Elihu with a coming judgment which shall remove him from the earth altogether. Then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. Once let destruction fall, and there is no longer any place for ransom. Nothing can then deliver thee from thy just punishment. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Be carefulחֵ֭מָה (ḥê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison that no one פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest lures יְסִֽיתְךָ֣ (yə·sî·ṯə·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5496: To prick, stimulate, to seduce you with riches; בְסָ֑פֶק (ḇə·sā·p̄eq) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5607: Chastisement, satiety do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not let a large וְרָב־ (wə·rāḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7227: Much, many, great bribe כֹּ֝֗פֶר (kō·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3724: A cover, a village, bitumen, the henna plant, a redemption-price lead you astray. יַטֶּֽךָּ׃ (yaṭ·ṭe·kā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Links Job 36:18 NIVJob 36:18 NLT Job 36:18 ESV Job 36:18 NASB Job 36:18 KJV Job 36:18 BibleApps.com Job 36:18 Biblia Paralela Job 36:18 Chinese Bible Job 36:18 French Bible Job 36:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 36:18 Don't let riches entice you to wrath (Jb) |
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