Job 35:7

"If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?"

Key Reflection

Job 35:7 challenges the notion that sin can harm God or force His hand, suggesting that any wrongdoing by humans has no reciprocal effect on Him. Instead, it implies that the consequences of our sins are directed back at us, highlighting the gravity and isolation of human guilt.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? -The same sentiment substantially as in the previous verses. It is, that God is supreme and independent. He does not desire such benefits from the services of his friends and is not so dependent on them; as to be induced to interpose in their favor, in any way beyond what is strictly proper. It is to be presumed, therefore, that he will deal with them according to what is right, and as it is right that they should experience proofs of his favor, it followed that there “would be” advantage in serving him, and in being delivered from sin; that it “would be” better to be holy than to lead a life of transgression.

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