Job 36:7

“He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, and with kings on the throne he seats them forever, and they are exalted.”

Job 36:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 36:7, word by word

withdrawיִגְרַעyigra

hold back

To keep something back, pull it away.

Where else “yigra” appears
his eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “enay” appears
from the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadik” appears
and with kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melachim” appears
on the throneכִּסֵּאkise

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

Where else “kise” appears
he seats themיֹּשִׁיבֵyoshive

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “yoshive” appears
foreverנֶצַחnetsach

forever

Forever, without end; with not, never again.

Where else “netsach” appears
and they are exaltedיִּגְבָּהוּyigbahu

be high

To be or rise very high, above everything else.

Where else “yigbahu” appears

The context

6He does not keep alive the wicked, and the right of the poor he grants.

7 · This verse (above)

8And if they are bound in fetters, caught in cords of affliction,

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