Job 34:21

21 God's eyes are on a person's ways. He sees all his steps.

Job 34:21 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:21

For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man
Which denotes the omniscience of God, which reaches to every man, to every individual, and to all men in general; and to their ways, to every step taken by them, to the whole of their lives and conversations, and every action of them; to all their internal and external ways and goings; perhaps the former may be meant in this, and the latter in the following clause. This may denote all their inward thoughts, the workings of their mind, the imaginations of their heart; all their secret purposes, designs, and schemes; and all the desires and affections of their soul; and all these, whether good or bad:

and he seeth all his goings;
the whole of his walk and conversation, conduct and behaviour; all his external ways, works, and actions; and these whether of good or bad men, see ( Psalms 139:1-6 ) .

Job 34:21 In-Context

19 The one who is righteous and mighty does not grant special favors to princes or prefer important people over poor people because his hands made them all.
20 They die suddenly in the middle of the night. People have seizures and pass away. Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.
21 God's eyes are on a person's ways. He sees all his steps.
22 There's no darkness or deep shadow where troublemakers can hide.
23 He doesn't have to set a time for a person in order to bring him to divine judgment.
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