Job 36:25

25 All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

Job 36:25 Meaning and Commentary

Job 36:25

Every man may see it
Not only was to be seen by the wise and learned, the just and good, but by the common people; whether it is to be understood of the works of creation, or of the afflictive providences of God in general, or of Job's afflictions in particular;

man may behold [it] afar off;
as to time, from the creation of the world to the present time, as Jarchi; or as to place, from the heaven, so distant, where are the sun, moon, and stars; and which, though so far off, are easily beheld; or as to the manner of seeing them, not darkly, imperfectly, and in a confused manner, as things at a distance are seen, so some understand it; but rather clearly and plainly, as things easy to be seen are clearly discerned at a distance; and it signifies that the work of God here meant is so visible, that he must be quite blind and stupid that cannot see it; it may be seen, as it were, with half an eye, and a great way off; he that runs may see and read.

Job 36:25 In-Context

23 Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?

24 Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.

25 All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,