Job 34:21

21 "God watches where people go; he sees every step they take.

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 He is not nicer to princes than other people, nor kinder to rich people than poor people, because he made them all with his own hands.
20 They can die in a moment, in the middle of the night. They are struck down, and then they pass away; powerful people die without help.
21 "God watches where people go; he sees every step they take.
22 There is no dark place or deep shadow where those who do evil can hide from him.
23 He does not set a time for people to come before him for judging.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.