Job 34:5

“For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.”

"For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment." - Job 34:5
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What does Job 34:5 mean?

Job 34:5 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment." This verse is taken from the book of Job, which is a profound and compelling story of suffering, faith, and the ways of God in the face of human…

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Finding Righteousness in Our Trials

**Finding Righteousness in Our Trials** In the book of Job, we encounter a man whose name has become synonymous with suffering and perseverance. Job’s plight—as depicted in Job 34:5—echoes the profound struggles that many of us face today. The verse states, “For Job hath said, I…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteousness Amid Trials

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of reverence and trust, seeking Your presence in our time of need. As we reflect on the profound words from the book of Job, chapter 34, verse 5, where it is said, "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath…

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Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
Job 34:34 - "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me."
Job 34:35 - "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Job 34:36 - "My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men."
Job 34:1 - "Furthermore Elihu answered and said,"
Job 34:3 - "For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat."
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 15:34 - "For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery."
Job 34:16 - "If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 34:21 - "For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings."
Job 21:34 - "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?"
Job 34:22 - "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
Job 34:25 - "Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed."
Job 34:12 - "Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment."
Job 34:18 - "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?"
Job 41:34 - "He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."
Job 34:15 - "All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust."
Job 34:24 - "He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead."
"Furthermore Elihu answered and said," - Job 34:1
"Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom." - Job 34:35
Job 34:27 - "Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:"
Job 34:13 - "Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?"
Job 34:9 - "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God."
Job 34:28 - "So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted."
Job 34:6 - "Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression."
"What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?" - Job 34:7
"Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me." - Job 34:34