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Yes,אַףtruly,אָמְנָםElאֵלdoes notלֹאact wickedly,יַרְשִׁיעַand Shaddaiוְשַׁדַּיdoes notלֹאpervertיְעַוֵּתjustice.מִשְׁפָּט
Job 34:12
Study it in the app“Yes, truly, El does not act wickedly, and Shaddai does not pervert justice.”
Elihu argues that God does no wrong and does not twist justiceHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:12, word by word
- trulyאָמְנָםamnam
truly, surely
Truly, surely: a word that strongly affirms what is said.
Where else “amnam” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- act wickedlyיַרְשִׁיעַyarshia
act wickedly
To act badly, be at fault.
Where else “yarshia” appears- and Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- pervertיְעַוֵּתyeavet
pervert, make crooked
To bend, to pervert; to make what is straight crooked. Said above all of justice and right.
Where else “yeavet” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
11For the work of a human being he repays to him, and according to the path of a man he makes it find him.
12 · This verse (above)
13Who put in his charge the earth? And who set up the whole world?