Job 35:6

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sinnest	חָ֭טָאתָ Cha.ta.ta	H2398	properly · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
doest	תִּפְעָל tif.'ol-	H6466	to do or make (systematically and habitually) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
transgressions	פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ fe.sha.'Ei.kha	H6588	a revolt (national · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
multiplied	וְרַבּ֥וּ ve.ra.Bu	H7231	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
doest	תַּעֲשֶׂה ta.'a.seh-	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 7:19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
Proverbs 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Proverbs 9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 35:1-8

We have here, I. The bad words which Elihu charges upon Job, Job 35:2, Job 35:3. To evince the badness of them he appeals to Job himself, and his own sober thoughts, in the reflection: Thinkest thou this to be right? This intimates Elihu's confidence that the reproof he now gave was just, for he could refer the judgment of it even to Job himself. Those that have truth and equity on their side sooner or later will have every man's conscience on their side. It also intimates his good opinion of Job, that he thought better than he spoke, and that, though he had spoken amiss, yet, when he perceived his mistake, he would not stand to it. When we have said, in our haste, that which was not right,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 35:6

what doest--how canst thou affect Him? unto him--that can hurt Him? (Jer 7:19; Pro 8:36).

Adam Clarke on Job 35:6

If thou sinnest - God is not benefited by thy righteousness, nor injured by thy iniquity, howsoever multiplied it may be.

John Gill on Job 35:6

If thou sinnest, what dost thou against him?.... Sin is expressly said to be against God, Psalm 51:4; it is contrary to his nature, as any opposites can be to each other: it is against his law, a breach and violation of it; and so against his supreme legislative power and authority, and a contempt of it; it is what he is angry with and is provoked by, being what he hates and abhors, and is abominable in his sight. But then he cannot be supposed to be so affected with it to be ruffled and discomposed, or his peace be disturbed, and his happiness in the least broke in upon; for affections are only attributed to him after the manner of men; much less is he so affected hereby as to be hurt or in…

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Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

"If you sinned, what did you get? It is repeating what Job has already said: "If I have sinned, what can I do against you? And if you have committed a lot of iniquities, what can you do? If you have committed a great deal of iniquity, there is gradation here. Before he had said, "If you have sinned." What can you do against God, since you can not even touch the clouds?
— Augustine of Hippo, ANNOTATIONS ON THE BOOK OF JOB (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

These words mean, you will do no wrong to him, and you will not be more useful to him by being righteous. In fact, he said, "If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do?" What shall I do to you? Elihu says, Why did you say that? Does God care about the fact that you sinned, as if he is the victim of an injustice or as if he is suffering damage?
— John Chrysostom, COMMENTARY ON JOB 35:6

If you look at the heavens and contemplate the clouds, you will understand that you sinned. And what do you need to do? It is necessary that you approach the high priest and implore him to offer a victim for you. "If any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the expiation of our sins." If you will do this, you will dissolve your numerous sins. And for those irremediable sins from which we cannot be cured, Jesus Christ came from heaven to cure what was irremediable, and so that it might happen that "blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven and whose sins are covered."
— Origen of Alexandria, FRAGMENTS ON JOB 24.15-16

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Dictionary and topics

Man · INSIGNIFI — INSIGNIFI

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Job 35:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 35:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 35:6

Adam Clarke on Job 35:6

John Gill on Job 35:6

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Job 35:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 35:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 35:6

Adam Clarke on Job 35:6

John Gill on Job 35:6

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Job 35:4-8

Rashi on Job 35:5