Job 34:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַף־אָמְנָ֗ם אֵ֥ל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁ֑יעַ וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Transliteration

ʾap-ʾomnām ʾēl lōʾ-yaršîaʿ wə-šadday lōʾ-yəʿawwēt mišpāṭ

Grammar Details

*ʾap*: conjunction - indeed/surely
*ʾomnām*: adverb - truly/certainly
*ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - God
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yaršîaʿ*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - acts wickedly
*wə-šadday*: waw conjunction + proper noun - and Almighty
*yəʿawwēt*: Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - perverts
*mišpāṭ*: masculine singular noun - justice/judgment

Word Meanings

*ʾap-ʾomnām*: surely indeed/most certainly/in truth
*ʾēl*: God/deity/divine being
*yaršîaʿ*: acts wickedly/does wrong/condemns unjustly
*šadday*: Almighty/All-sufficient One (divine name)
*yəʿawwēt*: perverts/distorts/bends
*mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/right

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 8:3 : 3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Ps 11:7 : 7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Ps 145:17 : 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Hab 1:12-13 : 12 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. 13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

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