Job 8:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:4 : 4 The Rock! -- perfect `is' His work, For all His ways `are' just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright `is' He.
  • 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.'
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'
  • Rev 16:7 : 7 and I heard another out of the altar, saying, `Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous `are' Thy judgments.'
  • Dan 9:14 : 14 And Jehovah doth watch for the evil, and bringeth it upon us, for righteous `is' Jehovah our God concerning all His works that He hath done, and we have not hearkened to His voice.
  • Rom 3:4-6 : 4 let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.' 5 And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak) 6 let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
  • Job 34:10-12 : 10 Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And `from' the Mighty to do perverseness: 11 For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find. 12 Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
  • Job 34:17-19 : 17 Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn? 18 Who hath said to a king -- `Worthless,' Unto princes -- `Wicked?' 19 That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands `are' all of them.
  • Job 35:13 : 13 Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.
  • Job 40:2 : 2 Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.
  • Job 40:8 : 8 Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?
  • Ps 89:14 : 14 Righteousness and judgment `Are' the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.
  • Ezek 18:25 : 25 And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way -- is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?
  • Ezek 33:17 : 17 And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them -- their way is not pondered.
  • Ezek 33:20 : 20 And ye have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, Each according to his ways do I judge you, O house of Israel.'
  • Job 4:17 : 17 `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
  • Job 9:2 : 2 Truly I have known that `it is' so, And what -- is man righteous with God?
  • Job 10:3 : 3 Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?
  • Job 19:7 : 7 Lo, I cry out -- violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.
  • Job 21:15 : 15 What `is' the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'
  • Job 21:20 : 20 His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.
  • Job 34:5 : 5 For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
  • Rev 15:3 : 3 and they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, `Great and wonderful `are' Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true `are' Thy ways, O King of saints,
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

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