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Selected Verse: Job 34:30 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Job 34:30 |
Strong Concordance |
That the hypocrite [0120] [02611] reign [04427] not, lest the people [05971] be ensnared [04170]. |
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King James |
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Ensnared--into sin (Kg1 12:28, Kg1 12:30). Or rather, "enthralled by further oppression," Job 34:26-28. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
That the hypocrite reign not - All this is done to prevent wicked men from ruling over the people. The remarks of Elihu had had respect much to princes and kings, and he had shown that however great they were, they were in the hands of God, and were wholly at his disposal. He "now" says that the design of his dealings with them was to prevent their oppressing their fellow-men. The general scope of the remarks of Elihu is, that God is the universal Sovereign; that he has all people under his control, and that there are none so powerful as to be able to resist his will. The remark in this verse is thrown in, not as illustrating this general sentiment, but to show what was "in fact" the aim for which he thus interposed - to save people from being oppressed and crushed by those in authority.
Lest the people be ensnared - Hebrew "From their being snarers of the people." He thrusts down the mighty, in order that they may not be left to take the people as wild beasts are taken in the toils. They were disposed to make use of their power to oppress others, but God interposes, and the people are saved. For a fuller view of this verse, see the remarks of Rosenmuller. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Reign not - May not continue his tyranny, lest the people be ensnared, lest the people should be longer kept in the the snares of oppression; God doth this to free poor oppressed people from the snares which ungodly men lay for them. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| That the hypocrite reign not - The Vulgate translates, Who causes a wicked man to reign because of the sins of the people. This was precisely the defense which Hegiage, the oppressive ruler of the Babylonian Irak, under the caliph Abdul Malec, made when he found the people in a state of insurrection. See at the end of the chapter, Job 34:37 (note). |
26 He striketh [05606] them as [08478] wicked men [07563] in the open [04725] sight [07200] of others;
27 Because they turned back [05493] from him [0310], and would not consider [07919] any of his ways [01870]:
28 So that they cause the cry [06818] of the poor [01800] to come [0935] unto him, and he heareth [08085] the cry [06818] of the afflicted [06041].
30 And this thing [01697] became a sin [02403]: for the people [05971] went [03212] to worship before [06440] the one [0259], even unto Dan [01835].
28 Whereupon the king [04428] took counsel [03289], and made [06213] two [08147] calves [05695] of gold [02091], and said [0559] unto them, It is too much [07227] for you to go up [05927] to Jerusalem [03389]: behold thy gods [0430], O Israel [03478], which brought thee up [05927] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].
37 For he addeth [03254] rebellion [06588] unto his sin [02403], he clappeth [05606] his hands among us, and multiplieth [07235] his words [0561] against God [0410].