Bible Strands
Job 34:37
For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses Job and the surrounding listeners, characterizing Job’s recent replies as those of a wicked man.
The words — The Hebrew verbs יֹסִיף (yosiph, “he adds”) and פֶ֭שַׁע (peshaʿ, “transgression”) frame the accusation that Job layers rebellion atop existing sin.
The thread — This accusation of layered sin and defiant speech connects to 1 Samuel 15:23, where rebellion is equated with divination, and echoes the hostile reaction described in Job 27:23.
Why it lands — The text states that Job’s own words demonstrate his guilt, requiring the reader to recognize that defiance against God compounds sin rather than resolving it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Cross-references
- Job 27:23 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
- 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
- Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
- Job 8:2 “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
- Job 11:2 “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
- Job 23:2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
- Job 35:2 “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
- Job 35:16 So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
- Job 42:7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.