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Job 34:23-33

Listen to Job 34:23-33
23 "For He does not 1need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.
24 "He breaks in pieces 2mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.
25 "Therefore He 3knows their works, And 4He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.
26 "He 5strikes them like the wicked In a public place,
27 Because * * they 6turned aside from following Him, And 7had no regard for any of His ways;
28 So that they caused 8the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might 9hear the cry of the afflicted -
29 When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?-
30 So that 10godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people.
31 "For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;
32 Teach me what I do not see; If I have 11done iniquity, I will not do it again '?
33 "Shall He 12recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.

Job 34:23-33 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 34

In this chapter Elihu reassumes his discourse, and proceeds in his answer to Job, in which are first a preface exciting attention, Job 34:1-4; then a charge is brought against Job, expressed in or extracted from some words that dropped from his lips, not so well guarded, Job 34:5-9; a refutation of these expressions of his in a variety of arguments, Job 34:10-30; and the chapter is closed with some good advice to Job, Job 34:31-33; and with an earnest request of Elihu to men of understanding, to join with him in trying him to the uttermost, Job 34:34-37.

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Cross References 12

  • 1. Job 11:11
  • 2. Job 12:19
  • 3. Job 34:11
  • 4. Job 34:20
  • 5. Psalms 9:5; Psalms 11:5
  • 6. 1 Samuel 15:11
  • 7. Job 21:14
  • 8. Job 35:9; James 5:4
  • 9. Exodus 22:23; Job 22:27
  • 10. Job 5:15; Job 20:5; Job 34:17; Proverbs 29:2-12
  • 11. Job 33:27
  • 12. Job 41:11

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Lit "In the place of the ones seeing"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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