Key Verse Spotlight
Job 34:17 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? {govern: Heb. bind?}”
Job 34:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
If now {thou hast} understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? {govern: Heb. bind?}
{Is it fit} to say to a king, {Thou art} wicked? {and} to princes, {Ye are} ungodly?
{How much less to him} that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all {are} the work of his hands.
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