Job 34:21-30
World English Bible
21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man.
He sees all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom,
where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For he doesn’t need to consider a man further,
that he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out,
and sets others in their place.
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works.
He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 He strikes them as wicked men
in the open sight of others;
27 because they turned away from following him,
and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him.
He heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn?
When he hides his face, who then can see him?
He is over a nation or a man alike,
30 that the godless man may not reign,
that there be no one to ensnare the people.
Job 34:21-30
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 “For his eyes are upon the ways of mortals,
and he sees all their steps.(A)
22 There is no gloom or deep darkness
where evildoers may hide themselves.(B)
23 For he has not appointed a time[a] for anyone
to go before God in judgment.
24 He shatters the mighty without investigation
and sets others in their place.(C)
25 Thus, knowing their works,
he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.(D)
26 He strikes them for their wickedness
while others look on,(E)
27 because they turned aside from following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,(F)
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted—(G)
29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him?
Whether nation or person, it is the same—(H)
30 so that the godless should not reign
or those who ensnare the people.(I)
Footnotes
- 34.23 Cn: Heb yet
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