The Meaning of Job 36:23 Explained

Job 36:23

KJV: Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

YLT: Who hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, 'Thou hast done iniquity?'

Darby: Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

ASV: Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

Discover Job 36:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 36:23?

MEANING: What does Job 36:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 36:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 36:23?

What is the context of Job 36:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

What does Job 36:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 36:1-33 - He Despiseth Not Any

God is mighty, but He does not despise thee, though thou be the least of saints. His eyes are upon thee for good, and He will set thee before His throne forever. He will stoop to thy low dungeon, whispering instruction to thine ear and commanding thee to return. There are broad places before thee in which there shall be no straitness; tables await thee full of fatness. Thy path leads from thy present prison-house into liberty and light.

Remember the unsearchable numbers of His years. Behold the wonderful machinery by which He collects from ocean, lake, and stream the clouds which, like floating cisterns, carry the waters to be bleached in the snow of the hills, and oxidized in the torrent beds! There is more love than terror in creation. Nature's myriad voices proclaim with Scripture, "God is love." He cannot, therefore, be indifferent to the righteous man or neglect him. He may discipline him to make him hate sin; but, when this end is attained, He will assuredly withdraw His rod, Job 36:10-11. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 36

¹ Elihu shows how God is just in his ways
¹⁶ How Job's sins hinder God's blessings
²⁴ God's works are to be magnified

What do the individual words in Job 36:23 mean?

who has assigned Him His way Or who has said You have done wrong

מִֽי־ פָקַ֣ד עָלָ֣יו ؟ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּמִֽי־ אָ֝מַ֗ר פָּעַ֥לְתָּ ؟ עַוְלָֽה

פָקַ֣ד	has assigned
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
؟ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ	His way
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וּמִֽי־	Or who
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
אָ֝מַ֗ר	has said
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
פָּעַ֥לְתָּ	You have done
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: פָּעַל Sense: to do, make.
؟ עַוְלָֽה	wrong
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: עָוֶל Sense: injustice, unrighteousness, wrong.

What are the major concepts related to Job 36:23?

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