Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Job 34

^{2 a} Which are estemed wise of the worlde.

^{4 b} Let vs examine the matter vprightly.

^{5 !} Elhu chargeth Job,that he called him selfe righteous.

^{5 c} That is, hathe afflictied me without measure.

^{6 d} Shulde I say, I am wicked, being an innocent?

^{6 e} I am sorer punished, then my sinne deserueth.

^{7 f} Which is compelled to receiue the reproche & scornes of many for his foolish wordes.

^{8 g} Meaning, that Job was like to the wicked, because he semed not to glorifie God, & submit him selfe to his judgements.

^{9 h} He wrasteth Jobs wordes, who said that Gods children are oft times punished in this worlde, & the wicked go fre.

^{9 i} That is, liue godly, as {Gen 5,22}.

^{12 !} He sheweth that God is just in his judgements.

^{14 k} To destroye him.

^{14 l} The breath of life, which he gaue man.

^{17 m} If God were not just, how colde he gouerne the worlde?

^{18 n} If man of nature feare to speake euil of such as haue power, then muche more oght their to be afraid to speake euil of God.

^{20 o} When they loke not for it.

^{20 p} The messengers of or visitation that God shal send.

^{23 q} God doeth not afflict man aboue measure, so that he shulde haue occasion to contend with him.

^{24 !} God destroyeth the mightie.

^{24 r} For all his creatures are at hand to serue him. so that he nedeth not to seke for anie other armie.

^{25 s} Make them manifest that they are wicked.

^{25 t} Declare the things that were hid.

^{26 u} Meaning, openly in the fight of all men.

^{28 x} By their crueltie & extortion.

^{30 y} When tyrants sit in the throne of justice which vnder pretence of executing justice are but hypocrites & oppresse the people, it is a signe that God hathe drawen backe his countenance and sauour from that place.

^{30 !} By him the hypocrite reigneth.

^{31 z} Onely it belongeth to God to moderate his corrections, & not vnto man.

^{32 a} Thus Elihu speaketh in the persone of God, as it were mocking Job because he wolde be wiser then God.

^{33 b} Wil God vse thy counsel in doing his workes.

^{33 c} Thus he speaketh in the persone of God, as thogh Job shulde chuse & refuse affliction at his pleasure.

^{36 d} That he may speake as muche as he can, that we may answer him & all the wicked that shal vse suche arguments.

^{37 e} He standeth stubbernly in the maintenance of his cause.