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Job 34:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

[Is it fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] wicked? [and] to princes, [Ye are] ungodly?

Job 34:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 34:18

Theological / Devotional

To a king. Elihu draws an illustration from earthly royalty. Their subjects show them respect, and do not call them “wicked” (Heb. beliyya‘al, frequently translated “Belial,” meaning, literally, “a worthless fellow”) or “ungodly.”

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