Job 34:21-30
Lexham English Bible
21 “Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man,
and he sees all his steps.
22 There is no darkness, and there is no deep shadow
where instigators of mischief might hide themselves.
23 Indeed, he has not yet appointed a time for man
to go to God in the judgment.
24 He shatters the mighty without investigation,
and he sets others in their place.
25 Therefore he knows their works,
and he overturns them in the night
so that[a] they are crushed.
26 He strikes them where the wicked stood,[b]
where there are onlookers,[c]
27 because they have turned aside from him
and have not understood any of his ways,
28 so that they cause the cry of distress from the helpless to come to him,
and he hears the cry of distress from the needy,
29 but he remains quiet, and who can condemn?
And he hides his face, and who can behold him?
Yet[d] he is over a nation and over a person alike,
30 so that godless human beings should not reign,
nor those who ensnare the people.
Job 34:21-30
English Standard Version
21 “For his eyes are on (A)the ways of a man,
and he sees all his (B)steps.
22 There is no (C)gloom or (D)deep darkness
where evildoers may hide themselves.
23 For God[a] has no need to consider a man further,
that he should go before God in (E)judgment.
24 He (F)shatters the mighty without investigation
and sets (G)others in their place.
25 Thus, knowing their works,
he (H)overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.
26 He strikes them for their wickedness
in a place for all to see,
27 because they turned aside from (I)following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,
28 so that they (J)caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he (K)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 Hebrew he
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