Job 35:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

If you are righteous, what do you give to God? Or what does He receive from your hand?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is asking what God actually gains or receives from our good deeds and righteous behavior.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of Elihu's speech to Job, where the young man is challenging Job's complaints about God's apparent silence during his suffering. Elihu is arguing that God is so great and self-sufficient that human righteousness neither adds to God's glory nor benefits Him in any way. This was a common theme in ancient wisdom literature about the transcendence and independence of God.

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