Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Job 34:29
Whether — God can carry on his work either of mercy or justice, as irresistible upon an whole nation as upon one particular person.
Whether — God can carry on his work either of mercy or justice, as irresistible upon an whole nation as upon one particular person.
Verse Job 34:29. _WHEN HE GIVETH QUIETNESS, WHO THEN CAN MAKE TROUBLE?_] How beautiful is this sentiment, and how true! He ever acts as a sovereign, but his actions are all wise and just. _If he give...
WHEN HE GIVETH QUIETNESS - That is, when God designs to give rest, comfort, ease, or prosperity in any way to a man. The Hebrew word used here may refer to any kind of ease, rest, or peace. The idea w...
CHAPTER 34 _ 1. Hear my words ye wise men (Job 34:1)_ 2. The refutation of Job's accusation of God (Job 34:5) 3. Job needs testing to the end (Job 34:31)...
If God does not intervene, who can condemn Him, even if He set up the wicked to rule? If only man penitently confesses his sin, is Job to presume to fix his punishment? Wise men will say that Job has...
WHEN... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
Here _he_, God, is emphatic. Elihu while upholding the rectitude Of God conjoins with it His sovereignty. To _give quietness_or rest seems to mean to give peace and security from oppression, when the...
The connexion of the following verses is rather uncertain. The sense of Job 34:30 might suggest the connexion of Job 34:29 with the preceding. In this case Job 34:31 would make a new start, and the co...
3. God is supreme, sees every hidden thing, and is an impartial judge. (Job 34:16-30) TEXT 34:16-30 16 If now _thou hast_ understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even...
_WHEN HE GIVETH QUIETNESS, WHO THEN CAN MAKE TROUBLE? AND WHEN HE HIDETH HIS FACE, WHO THEN CAN BEHOLD HIM? WHETHER IT BE DONE AGAINST A NATION, OR AGAINST A MAN ONLY:_ (Proverbs 16:7; Isaiah 26:3, ...
34:29 disturb? (g-8) Or 'condemn.' alike; (h-28) Or 'only.'...
MAKE TROUBLE] RV 'condemn.'...
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-9. Elihu appeals to his hearers to judge the matter. He protests against the complaints of Job that he was treated unjustly by God, and that it was no profit to be...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 34 ELIHU DISCUSSES THE SPEE...
But God does not always stop the rule of evil men immediately. Sometimes he allows evil men to rule nations. We should pray (1 Timothy 2:1-2). But we should not complain that God allows such men to ru...
WHEN HE GIVETH QUIETNESS, WHO THEN CAN MAKE TROUBLE? — This is probably the meaning, but literally it is, _Who can condemn?_ OR AGAINST A MAN ONLY. — Rather, _against a man alike: i.e.,_ it is all on...
וְ ה֤וּא יַשְׁקִ֨ט ׀ וּ מִ֥י יַרְשִׁ֗עַ וְ
XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1; Job 33:1; Job 34:1 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends. Elihu, son of Bara...
THE ALMIGHTY MUST BE JUST Job 34:1 Elihu stands in Job 34:10 as God's apologist. God's absolute and impartial justice is at all times a matter of untold comfort. There will be no cause of ultimate co...
Job gave no answer to the challenge, and Elihu proceeded. He first appealed to the wise men, asked that they would listen in order to try his words. He then made two quotations from the things Job had...
_Condemn, either God or the person whom he approves. Does not he exercise dominion over all? (Calmet) --- Men. Literally, "all men." Hebrew, "a man." God may destroy either a part or the whole of crea...
(29) When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: (30) That the hypocrite reig...
3. NOW ON TO CHAPTER 34 H. Job 34:1-9 (NKJV) Elihu further answered and said: 2 "Hear my words, you wise [men]; Give ear to me, you who have knowledge. 3 For the ear tests words As the palate taste...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 THROUGH 37. But these spiritual affections of Job did not prevent his turning this consciousness of integrity into a robe of self-righteousness which hid G...
WHEN HE GIVETH QUIETNESS, WHO THEN CAN MAKE TROUBLE?.... Quietness or peace is of God; external peace to bodies of men, to communities, civil and religious, and to particular persons; quietness and co...
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only: Ver. 29. _When he giveth qui...
_When he giveth quietness_ Either to the poor and oppressed persons last mentioned, or to any other persons or people, as it follows; _who then can make trouble?_ No man or creature can hinder God's d...
When He giveth quietness, giving rest and relief to the poor and oppressed, WHO THEN CAN MAKE TROUBLE, who will condemn the course of God in so acting? AND WHEN HE HIDETH HIS FACE, WHO THEN CAN BEHOLD...
PROOF OF THE DIVINE RIGHTEOUSNESS...
HIS APPEAL AS TO WISE MEN (vv.1-4) Since Job had wisely refrained from speaking, Elihu makes an appeal to all his hearers, as to wise men (v.2). This reminds us of1 Corinthians 10:15, "I speak as to...
"God's justice is seen in that, even though He may choose for. while to do nothing about sin and to remain silent to Job's and others' pleas for speedily justice, yet He, as the Sovereign Ruler over m...
16-30 Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumpti...
WHEN HE GIVETH QUIETNESS; either to the poor and oppressed persons last mentioned, or to any other person or people, as it follows. WHO THEN CAN MAKE TROUBLE? no man or creature can hinder God's desig...
Job 34:29 quietness H8252 (H8686) trouble H7561 (H8686) hides H5641 (H8686) face H6440 see H7789 ...
Job 34:1. _Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat._ I wish that verse was...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. He magnifies God's holiness. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: It is absurd and unreasonable to multiply words in complaint against God's ways....
Job 34:5. _Job hath said God hath taken away my judgment._ See on Job 27:2. Elihu, in every accusation, takes or turns Job's words in a wrong sense. Job meant that God had varied, in regard of him, th...
_When He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?_ CHRISTIAN QUIETNESS It is no small blessing to enjoy quietness in a world like this. I. This quietness. It is not a freedom from outward afflic...
_If now thou hast understanding, hear this._ ELIHU’S REMONSTRANCE I. Founded on the supremacy of God. Where there is absolute supremacy, there can be no injustice. There are some who speak of the ab...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 34:1 Elihu calls on “wise men” to hear Job’s contention that he is in the right (vv. Job 34:2) and “men of understanding” to hear Elihu’s argument against this claim (vv....
_ELIHU’S SECOND SPEECH_ Probably after waiting for a reply from Job, and none being forthcoming, Elihu resumes. Job 34:1.—“Furthermore Elihu answered (took up speech), and said”. Job’s silence probabl...
EXPOSITION JOB 34:1 In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as "wise men" (verse 2), or "men of understanding" (verse 10). Whether these are Job's three special friends, or ot...
Furthermore Elihu went on then [Job didn't answer], he said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; give ear unto me, that have knowledge. For the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes meat (Job 34:1-3). That'...
2 Chronicles 36:14; 2 Kings 18:9; 2 Samuel 7:1; Isaiah 14:3;...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3