Job 34:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־נָשָׂ֨א ׀ פְּנֵ֥י שָׂרִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א נִכַּר־שׁ֭וֹעַ לִפְנֵי־דָ֑ל כִּֽי־מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדָ֣יו כֻּלָּֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾăšer lōʾ-nāśāʾ pənê śārîm wə-lōʾ nikkar-šôaʿ lipnê-dāl kî-maʿăśēh yādāyw kullām

Grammar Details

• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *nāśāʾ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - lifts/shows favoritism
• *pənê*: masculine plural construct noun - faces of
• *śārîm*: masculine plural noun - princes
• *wə-lōʾ*: waw conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *nikkar*: Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - recognizes/acknowledges
• *šôaʿ*: masculine singular adjective - noble
• *lipnê*: preposition + masculine plural construct noun - before/above
• *dāl*: masculine singular adjective - poor
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *maʿăśēh*: masculine singular construct noun - work of
• *yādāyw*: feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands
• *kullām*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them

Word Meanings

• *nāśāʾ pənê*: shows favoritism/is partial to/gives special treatment
• *śārîm*: princes/officials/rulers
• *nikkar*: recognizes/acknowledges/gives preference to
• *šôaʿ*: noble/wealthy/aristocrat
• *dāl*: poor/weak/lowly
• *maʿăśēh yādāyw*: work of his hands/his creation/what he has made
• *kullām*: all of them/each of them/they all

Referenced Verses

• Deut 10:17 : 17 For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
• Acts 10:34 : 34 And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
• Eph 6:9 : 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.
• Col 3:25 : 25 For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
• Rom 2:11 : 11 for there is no respect of persons with God.
• Gal 2:6 : 6 But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever {G4218} they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person) —they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:
• 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
• 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
• Job 31:15 : 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
• Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
• Isa 3:14 : 14 Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:
• Prov 22:2 : 2 The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
• Heb 12:28 : 28 Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby {G1223} we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:
• Job 36:19 : 19 Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
• Ps 2:2-4 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying], 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
• Ps 49:6-7 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;
• Job 10:3 : 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
• Job 12:19 : 19 He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
• Job 12:21 : 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.
• Job 13:8 : 8 Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?
• Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.