Job 34:21-30
Legacy Standard Bible
21 “For (A)His eyes are upon the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
22 There is (B)no darkness or shadow of death
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 [a]For He does not (C)need to consider a man further,
That he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks in pieces (D)mighty men without searching anything out,
And sets others in their place.
25 Therefore He (E)recognizes their labors,
And (F)He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
26 He (G)strikes them like the wicked
[b]In a public place,
27 Because they (H)turned aside from following Him,
And (I)had no insight from any of His ways;
28 So that they caused (J)the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might (K)hear the cry of the afflicted.
29 So if He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
So if He hides His face, who then can perceive Him?
He is above both nation and man altogether,
30 So that (L)godless men would not rule
Nor be snares of the people.
Job 34:21-30
Revised Standard Version
21 “For his eyes are upon the ways of a man,
and he sees all his steps.
22 There is no gloom or deep darkness
where evildoers may hide themselves.
23 For he has not appointed a time[a] for any man
to go before God in judgment.
24 He shatters the mighty without investigation,
and sets others in their place.
25 Thus, knowing their works,
he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.
26 He strikes them for their wickedness
in the sight of men,
27 because they turned aside from following him,
and had no regard for any of his ways,
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man?—
30 that a godless man should not reign,
that he should not ensnare the people.
Footnotes
- Job 34:23 Cn: Heb yet
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