He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
- KJV He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
- NKJV He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.
- NASB “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
- NLT He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.
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Quick answer
God keeps His eye on the righteous and can exalt them to lasting honor, even with kings. He watches over and elevates His own.
Overview
Elihu teaches that God's attentive care rests on the righteous, whom He can establish in enduring honor. This reflects the biblical theme that God lifts the lowly to places of dignity (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7-8). It points forward to the exaltation of the redeemed, who in Christ are made a royal priesthood and will reign with Him (Rev. 5:10).
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Ps 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- Ps 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- 2 Th 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
- Esth 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
- 1 Pet 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Job 1:3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
- Zeph 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Gen 41:40You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
- Gen 23:6“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
- Ps 112:7–10He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
- 2 Sam 7:13–16He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 2 Chr 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- Ps 78:70–72He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
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