The Meaning of Job 35:7 Explained

Job 35:7

KJV: If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

YLT: If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

Darby: If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?

ASV: If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

Discover Job 35:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 35:7?

MEANING: What does Job 35:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 35:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 35:7?

What is the context of Job 35:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

What does Job 35:7 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 35:7 mean?

If you are righteous what do you give Him Or from your hand does He receive

אִם־ צָ֭דַקְתָּ מַה־ תִּתֶּן־ ל֑וֹ א֥וֹ מִיָּדְךָ֥ ؟ יִקָּֽח

צָ֭דַקְתָּ	you are righteous
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: צָדַק Sense: to be just, be righteous.
תִּתֶּן־	do you give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
מִיָּדְךָ֥	from your hand
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
؟ יִקָּֽח	does He receive
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.

What are the major concepts related to Job 35:7?

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