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
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
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