--- title: "Job 34 - Study King James Bible with cokes commentary on the holy bible" description: "Read Job 34 with cokes commentary on the holy bible commentary. 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mo" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/cokes-commentary-on-the-holy-bible/job/34" --- [ Read](/kjv/job/34)[ Commentary](/study/job/34)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/job/34) Audio 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise *men;* and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.* 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what *is* good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound *is* incurable without transgression.* 7 What man *is* like Job, *who* drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. 10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, *that he should do* wickedness; and *from* the Almighty, *that he should commit* iniquity.* 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to *his* ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?* 14 If he set his heart upon man, *if* he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;* 15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. 16 If now *thou hast* understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?* 18 *Is it fit* to say to a king, *Thou art* wicked? *and* to princes, *Ye are* ungodly? 19 *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. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.* 21 For his eyes *are* upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22 *There is* no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For he will not lay upon man more *than right;* that he should enter into judgment with God.* 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.* 25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth *them* in the night, so that they are destroyed.* 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;* 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:* 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. 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 reign not, lest the people be ensnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne *chastisement*, I will not offend *any more:* 32 *That which* I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 33 *Should it be* according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.* 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.* 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words *were* without wisdom. 36 My desire *is that* Job may be tried unto the end because of *his* answers for wicked men.* 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth *his hands* among us, and multiplieth his words against God. [Job 33](/study/job/33) [Job 35](/study/job/35) ## Commentary To verse 1 CHAP. XXXIV. *Elihu accuseth Job of charging God with injustice: he avers, that the Almighty can never act unjustly; and that humility and submission were required from man towards so great a Being.* *Before Christ 1645.* ***[Job 34:1](/kjv/job/34/1)*****.*****Furthermore Elihu answered and said*****—** Elihu goes on with his impeachment of Job. He accuses him of having charged the Almighty with a denial of justice, and with having punished him beyond his deserts, [Job 34:2-6](/kjv/job/34/2-6). This is a language, he tells him, which could be used only by the profligate and abandoned, among whose party he seemed willing to enrol himself; otherwise he would never have said, that God makes no difference between the righteous and the wicked; referring to chap. [Job 9:22-23](/kjv/job/9/22-23). That it was impossible to suppose God could act unjustly; for, were he so disposed, what could hinder him from annihilating the whole human race at once? He needed only to withdraw his preserving power, and they would instantly fall into dust. [Job 34:7-15](/kjv/job/34/7-15). Since then he did not act in this manner, but his ways were perfectly agreeable to righteousness, he was not to be addressed in so rude a manner as Job had made use of. Reverence and respect were due to earthly princes; how much more to him in whose sight the prince and the beggar were the same: for he was the maker of them all. [Job 34:16-19](/kjv/job/34/16-19). That though God would look with a merciful eye on the infirmities of human nature, when accompanied with humility; yet the arrogant were sure to find no favour at his hands; he would not fail to execute his vengeance on them, that they might be an example to others, [Job 34:23-30](/kjv/job/34/23-30). That submission and resignation was the behaviour fit for man in the presence of God; and that were he really a man of that knowledge which he pretended, he would not act in this manner: but it was apparent that he was not so, by his acting the part of a wicked man, and adding contumacy to his sin. 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