The Meaning of Job 35:2 Explained

Job 35:2

KJV: Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

YLT: This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said -- 'My righteousness is more than God's?'

Darby: Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

ASV: Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or'sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,

Discover Job 35:2

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 35:2?

MEANING: What does Job 35:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 35:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 35:2?

What is the context of Job 35:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?

What does Job 35:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 35:1-16 - Songs In The Night

God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive, therefore, of retaliation or revenge in His chastisements. "Not for His pleasure," the Holy Ghost saith in another place, "but for our profit," Hebrews 12:10.

Instead of seeking after God our Maker, who can give songs in the darkest night that ever befell a human spirit, we are too apt to despair. Instead of crying to God, we cry against Him. We murmur and complain. We arraign God. There is our pride, Job 35:12. We regard iniquity in our heart, and God cannot answer us until we change our note for one of loving, trustful submission. God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Let us change our temper and our note. Have done with the proud self-will that chafes and argues and complains. This will not speed thy cause at God's bar. Humble thyself under His mighty hand, and He will exalt thee. "The meek He will teach His way." [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 35

¹ Comparison is not to be made with God,
⁶ because our good or evil cannot extend unto him
⁹ Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith

What do the individual words in Job 35:2 mean?

do this you think is right do you say My righteousness is more than God's'

הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל

הֲ֭זֹאת	do this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ	you think
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: חָשַׁב Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט	is right
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ	do you say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
צִדְקִ֥י	My righteousness is
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: צֶדֶק Sense: justice, rightness, righteousness.
מֵאֵֽל	more than God's'
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵל Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.

What are the major concepts related to Job 35:2?

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