Job 36:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
  • 1 Cor 2:16 : 16 For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?
  • Job 34:10 : 10 Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher? 14 Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
  • Rom 3:5 : 5 But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?
  • Rom 9:14 : 14 What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.
  • Job 34:13-33 : 13 Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world? 14 If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again, 15 All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust. 16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words. 17 How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil? 18 He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners; 19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands. 20 Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man. 21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. 22 There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover. 23 For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged. 24 He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place. 25 For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed. 26 The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers. 27 Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways, 28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears. 29 ... 30 ... 31 ... 32 ... 33 ...
  • Job 40:8 : 8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

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