King James Version

Job 8:3

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

הַ֭אֵלhaelidolאֵלparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'יְעַוֵּ֣תyeavetcrookedעָוַתverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “crooked”, an unfinished actionH5791to wrestbow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.מִשְׁפָּ֑טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…שַׁ֝דַּ֗יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.יְעַוֵּֽתyeavetcrookedעָוַתverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “crooked”, an unfinished actionH5791to wrestbow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.צֶֽדֶקtsedeqrightצֶדֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “right”, the ordinary formH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Doth God pervert judgment? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

World English Bible

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Darby Translation

Doth God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?

Douay-Rheims

Doth God pervert judgment, or doth the Almighty overthrow that which is just?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Doth God pervert judgment? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; or will he that has made all things pervert justice?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ὁ Κύριος ἀδικήσει κρίνων; ἢ ὁ τὰ πάντα ποιήσας ταράξει τὸ δίκαιον;