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Job 36

Elihu begins his final discourse, insisting that God is mighty yet does not despise any. He says God teaches through affliction, warns against choosing iniquity rather than suffering, and turns attention toward God’s greatness displayed in rain, clouds, thunder, and the ordering of creation.

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Elihu begins his final discourse, insisting that God is mighty yet does not despise any. He says God teaches through affliction, warns against choosing iniquity rather than suffering, and turns attention toward God’s greatness displayed in rain, clouds, thunder, and the ordering of creation.

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Verses 1–4Elihu continues speaking and says he will ascribe righteousness to his MakerVerses 5–15Elihu describes God’s might, justice, and use of affliction to instruct and correctVerses 16–21Elihu applies his warning to Job and tells him not to choose iniquityVerses 22–26Elihu calls Job to magnify God’s work and greatnessVerses 27–33Elihu describes rain, clouds, lightning, thunder, and God’s rule through them
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1Elihu also proceeded, and said,2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that…3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe…4For truly my words shall not be false: he that…5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is…6He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth…7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with…8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden…9Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that…10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that…11If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their…12But if they obey not, they shall perish by the…13But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry…14They die in youth, and their life is among the…15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their…16Even so would he have removed thee out of the…17But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment…18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away…19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all…20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in…21Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen…22Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?23Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say,…24Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.25Every man may see it; man may behold it afar…26Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither…27For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour…28Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.29Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or…30Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the…31For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat…32With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not…33The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning…