Job Chapter 34 verse 13 Holy Bible
Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?
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Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?
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Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
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Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
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Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
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Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
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Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Who hath given him a charge over the earth? The argument seems to be that if God had "received a charge," and were in possession of a mere delegated authority, like the subordinate gods of heathen nations, he might have an interest apart from that of those whom he governs, and so be tempted to be unjust; but as he is the Author of all and the sole Ruler of all, his interest must be bound up with the true interests of his creatures, and cannot clash with them. He can thus never be unjust, since he can have no temptation to be unjust. Or who hath disposed the whole world? rather, Who hath laid upon him the whole world? (see the margin of the Revised Version). Elihu repeats the idea of the previous clause in other words.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) Who hath disposed the whole world?--Or, Who hath set the whole world upon Him? i.e., entrusted it to His care; in the other sense it means, "Who but He hath made the whole world, and who, therefore, can have the interest in it which He must have?"
