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Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
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God's Will, Not Yours
Commentators agree that Elihu's core message is a challenge to Job's perspective. He asks rhetorically if God's justice and recompense should be tailored to Job's personal approval. Scholars like Barnes and Gill clarify that God acts according to His own sovereign wisdom, not human preference. His ways are not subject to our vote or veto.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Should it be according to your mind? — Margin, as in Hebrew “from with you” — המעמך hamē‛im e kā. Ther…
19th Century
Anglican
Should it be according to thy mind? is obscure from its abruptness. We understand it as follows: “Should he recompense it…
Baptist
If I have done iniquity, I will do no more. Should it be according to your mind? He will recompense it, whether you refuse, or whether you choo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Should it be] according, to your mind ? &c.] O Job, for the words seem to be directed to him; and may respect eithe…
When we correct for what is wrong, we must guide towards what is good. Job's friends wanted him to admit he was a wicked man. Let will only compel …
13th Century
Catholic
There are two primary reasons why people deviate from justice. The first is that they show deference to important persons, and the second is that t…
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