Job 34:10-15 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Job 34:10-15: 34:10-15 The passage attaches three ideas to the truth that God can do no wrong (34:10 , 12 ): (1) God pays back all people according to their behavior (34:11 ); (2) as the Creator, God is not answerable to anyone (34:13 ); and (3) every living being depends upon God for its existence, and God can withdraw that gift without doing anything wrong (34:14-15 ; cp. Rom 9:19-29 ).

Summary for Job 34:10-15: 34:10-15 ^a The passage attaches three ideas to the truth that God can do no wrong (34:10 ^b, 12 ^c): (1) God pays back all people according to their behavior (34:11 ^d); (2) as the Creator, God is not answerable to anyone (34:13 ^e); and (3) every living being depends upon God for its existence, and God can withdraw that gift without doing anything wrong (34:14-15 ^f; cp. Rom 9:19-29 ^g).
34:11 ^h according to their deeds: Cp. Ps 62:12 ⁱ; Prov 24:12 ^j; Jer 32:19 ^k; Ezek 33:20 ^l; Matt 16:27 ^m; Rom 2:6 ⁿ; Gal 6:7-8 ^o; 1 Pet 1:17 ^p. The ultimate harvest will take place at the end of time (2 Cor 5:10 ^q; Rev 2:23 ^r; 22:12 ^s).