TheWay BibleJob 9:24 KJV
Job · chapter 9 · verse 24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?Job 9:24 · King James Version
Job 9:24 in context
22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- coverethkâçâhproperly, to plumpH3680 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- judgesshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- facespânîymthe faceH6440 →
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Here Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute between him and his friends. They maintained that those who are righteous and good always prosper in this world, and none but the wicked are in misery and distress;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-24