Job 34:21-31

21 "For ¹His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.

22 "There is ²no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 "For He does not ³need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.

24 "He breaks in pieces ⁴mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.

25 "Therefore He ⁵knows their works, And ⁶He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.

26 "He ⁷strikes them like the wicked In a public place,

27 Because * * they ⁸turned aside from following Him, And ⁹had no regard for any of His ways;

28 So that they caused ¹⁰the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might ¹¹hear 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 ¹²godless 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;

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Job 34:21-31 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

1. Job 24:23; Job 31:4; Proverbs 5:21; Proverbs 15:3; Jeremiah 16:17
2. Psalms 139:11, 12; Amos 9:2, 3
3. Job 11:11
4. Job 12:19
5. Job 34:11
6. Job 34:20
7. Psalms 9:5; Psalms 11:5
8. 1 Samuel 15:11
9. Job 21:14
10. Job 35:9; James 5:4
11. Exodus 22:23; Job 22:27
12. Job 5:15; Job 20:5; Job 34:17; Proverbs 29:2-12

Footnotes 1

[a]. Lit "In the place of the ones seeing"

Job 34:21-31

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Job 34:21-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 34

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