Job 36:19

Job 36:19 Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

Ver. 19. Will he esteem thy riches? ] Tremellius rendereth it, thy nobility. Others read it thus, Will he regard thy crying in thine adversity? Or, That thou shouldest not abide in adversity? See Proverbs 10:2 ; Proverbs 11:4 , See Trapp on " Pro 10:2 " See Trapp on " Pro 11:4 "

No, not gold ] Which yet can do much with men. The Hebrew word signifieth finest gold, Job 22:24 , and hath its name from defending, because gold is a man’s defence: with men it may be so, but not with God, Zephaniah 1:18 ; see the note there. Others read it, No, not in affliction.

Nor all the forces of strength ] Which are poor things in comparison to God, whose weakness is stronger than men, 1 Corinthians 1:25 . He need but to arise, and his enemies shall be scattered; yea, all that hate him shall fly before him, Psalms 68:1 . As the rocks repel the greatest waves, so doth God his enemies, Conantia frangere franguut.