Job 34:21-30
New American Standard Bible
21 “For (A)His eyes are upon the ways of a person,
And He sees all his steps.
22 There is (B)no darkness or deep shadow
Where the workers of injustice can hide themselves.
23 For He does not (C)need to consider a person further,
That he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks in pieces the (D)mighty without investigation,
And sets others in their place.
25 Therefore He (E)knows their deeds,
And (F)He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
26 He (G)strikes them like the wicked
[a]In a public place,
27 Because they (H)turned aside from following Him,
And (I)had no regard for any of His ways,
28 So that they caused (J)the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He would (K)hear the cry of the afflicted—
29 When He keeps quiet, who can condemn?
And when He hides His face, who then can look at Him,
That is, regarding both nation and a person?—
30 So that (L)godless people would not rule,
Nor be snares for the people.
Footnotes
- Job 34:26 Lit In the place of the ones seeing
Job 34:21-30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,
and He observes all his steps.(A)
22 There is no darkness, no deep darkness,
where evildoers can hide themselves.(B)
23 God does not need to examine a person further,
that one should[a] approach Him in court.
24 He shatters the mighty without an investigation
and sets others in their place.(C)
25 Therefore, He recognizes their deeds(D)
and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed.
26 In full view of the public,[b]
He strikes them for their wickedness,
27 because they turned aside from following Him
and did not understand any of His ways
28 but caused the poor to cry out to Him,
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.(E)
29 But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
30 so that godless men should not rule
or ensnare the people.
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