Job Chapter 34 verse 17 Holy Bible
Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous `and' mighty?-
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How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?
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Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
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Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
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Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
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Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?--
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Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - Shall even he that hateth right govern? Is it conceivable that there can be at the head of the universe, its Ruler and Guide, One who hates justice? The appeal is to the instinctive feeling that in the one God perfect goodness and omnipotence are united. Its spirit is exactly that of Abraham's question, "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" (see Genesis 18:5). And wilt thou condemn him that is most just? rather, him that is both just and strong (see the Revised Version).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Shall even he. . . .--The argument is that one who holds such a position of absolute rule cannot be other than most just. He who is fit to rule must be just, and He who is the ultimate ruler must be fit to rule, and must, therefore, be just; but if He is absolutely just, how shall we condemn His government or Him on account of it, even though we cannot explain it all or reconcile it with our view of what is right?Him that is most just, is rather him that is just and mighty, i.e., not only just, but able also to execute justice because mighty.
