Job 36:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־יִגְרַ֥ע מִצַּדִּ֗יק עֵ֫ינָ֥יו וְאֶת־מְלָכִ֥ים לַכִּסֵּ֑א וַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥ם לָ֝נֶ֗צַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

lōʾ-yigraʿ miṣṣaddîq ʿênāyw wə-ʾet-məlākîm lakkissēʾ wayyōšîbēm lāneṣaḥ wayyigbāhû

Grammar Details

• *lōʾ-yigraʿ*: negative particle + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he does not withdraw
• *miṣṣaddîq*: preposition + adjective/noun, masculine singular - from righteous one
• *ʿênāyw*: noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes
• *wə-ʾet-məlākîm*: conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine plural - and kings
• *lakkissēʾ*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the throne
• *wayyōšîbēm*: waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he seats them
• *lāneṣaḥ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever
• *wayyigbāhû*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they are exalted

Word Meanings

• *yigraʿ*: withdraws/diminishes/takes away
• *ṣaddîq*: righteous one/just person
• *məlākîm*: kings/rulers
• *kissēʾ*: throne/seat of honor
• *yōšîbēm*: seats them/causes them to sit/establishes them
• *neṣaḥ*: forever/perpetuity/eternity
• *yigbāhû*: are exalted/lifted high/raised up

Referenced Verses

• Ps 33:18 : 18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
• Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
• Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill; 8 That he may set him with princes, Even with the princes of his people.
• Zeph 3:17 : 17 Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
• 2 Thess 3:3 : 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one].
• 1 Pet 3:12 : 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
• 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.
• 2 Sam 7:13-16 : 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; 15 but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
• Esth 10:3 : 3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
• Job 1:3 : 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 children of the east.
• Job 42:12 : 12 So Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
• Ps 78:70-72 : 70 He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
• Ps 112:7-9 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah. 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, Until he see [his desire] upon his adversaries. 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor. 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
• Gen 23:6 : 6 Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God 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.
• Gen 41:40 : 40 thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.