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Job 24:22–23

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24:22But God43 drags off the mighty by his power;

when God44 rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.45

24:23God46 may let them rest in a feeling of security,47

but he is constantly watching48 all their ways.49

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Footnotes

  1. 43 God has to be the subject of this clause. None is stated in the Hebrew text, but “God” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. 44 Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity. See the note on the word “life” at the end of the line.
  3. 45 This line has been given a number of interpretations due to its cryptic form. The verb יָקוּם (yaqum) means “he rises up.” It probably is meant to have God as the subject, and be subordinated as a temporal clause to what follows. The words “against him” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation to specify the object and indicate that “rise up” is meant in a hostile sense. The following verb וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין (vélo’-ya’amin), by its very meaning of “and he does not believe,” cannot have God as the subject, but must refer to the wicked.
  4. 46 Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 47 The expression לָבֶטַח (lavetakh, “in security”) precedes the verb that it qualifies—God “allows him to take root in security.” For the meaning of the verb, see Job 8:15.
  6. 48 Heb “his eyes are on.”
  7. 49 The meaning of the verse is that God may allow the wicked to rest in comfort and security, but all the time he is watching them closely with the idea of bringing judgment on them.

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power;

they rise up when they despair of life.

He gives them security, and they are supported,

and his eyes are upon their ways.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But God drags away the mighty by his power;

though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

He may let them rest in a feeling of security,

but his eyes are on their ways.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Yet God drags away the mighty by his power;

when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.

He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it,

but his eyes watch over their ways.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“God, in his power, drags away the rich.

They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life.

They may be allowed to live in security,

but God is always watching them.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yet he carries off the tyrants by his strength;

if he rises up, then he cannot be certain of life.

He gives security to him, and he is supported,

but his eyes are upon their ways.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

He draweth also the mighty with his power:

He riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth;

Yet his eyes are upon their ways.

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