The Meaning of Job 35:6 Explained

Job 35:6

KJV: If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

YLT: If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

Darby: If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

ASV: If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Discover Job 35:6

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 35:6?

MEANING: What does Job 35:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 35:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 35:6?

What is the context of Job 35:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

What does Job 35:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 35:1-16 - Songs In The Night

God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive, therefore, of retaliation or revenge in His chastisements. "Not for His pleasure," the Holy Ghost saith in another place, "but for our profit," Hebrews 12:10.

Instead of seeking after God our Maker, who can give songs in the darkest night that ever befell a human spirit, we are too apt to despair. Instead of crying to God, we cry against Him. We murmur and complain. We arraign God. There is our pride, Job 35:12. We regard iniquity in our heart, and God cannot answer us until we change our note for one of loving, trustful submission. God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Let us change our temper and our note. Have done with the proud self-will that chafes and argues and complains. This will not speed thy cause at God's bar. Humble thyself under His mighty hand, and He will exalt thee. "The meek He will teach His way." [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 35

¹ Comparison is not to be made with God,
⁶ because our good or evil cannot extend unto him
⁹ Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith

What do the individual words in Job 35:6 mean?

If you sin what do you accomplish against Him Or [if] are multiplied your transgressions do you do to Him

אִם־ חָ֭טָאתָ מַה־ תִּפְעָל־ בּ֑וֹ וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה־ לּֽוֹ

חָ֭טָאתָ	you sin
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: חָטָא Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
תִּפְעָל־	do you accomplish
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: פָּעַל Sense: to do, make.
בּ֑וֹ	against Him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
וְרַבּ֥וּ	Or [if] are multiplied
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: רָבַב Sense: to be or become many, be or become much, be or become great.
פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ	your transgressions
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: פֶּשַׁע Sense: transgression, rebellion.
תַּעֲשֶׂה־	do you do
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לּֽוֹ	to Him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular

What are the major concepts related to Job 35:6?

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