Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
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Gill's Exposition
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes,.... And indeed God is not the respecter of the persons of any, no, not of the greatest men on earth, kings and princes, Act 10:34; these…
Barnes' Notes
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? - The argument here is this: “There would be gross impropriety in arraigning the conduct of an earthly monarch, and using language severely condemning what…
Adam Clarke
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? - The sentence is very short, and is thus translated by the Vulgate: Qui dicit regi, Apostata? Qui vocat duces impios? "Who says to a king, Apostate? Who…
Elihu here addresses himself more directly to Job. He had spoken to the rest (Job 34:10) as men of understanding; now, speaking to Job; he puts an if upon his understanding: If thou hast…
Cambridge Bible
The verse reads,
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou wicked!
Or to princes, Ye ungodly!
The word "wicked" means worthless, Heb. belial. No doubt many kings, whether in the past or the present, might…
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