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Job 34:21–25

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34:21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual,

he observes all a person’s38 steps.

34:22There is no darkness, and no deep darkness,

where evildoers can hide themselves.39

34:23For he does not still consider a person,40

that he should come before God in judgment.

34:24He shatters the great without inquiry,41

and sets up others in their place.

34:25Therefore, he knows their deeds,

he overthrows them42 in the night43

and they are crushed.

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Footnotes

  1. 38 Heb “his”; the referent (a person) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 39 The construction of this colon uses the Niphal infinitive construct from סָתַר (satar, “to be hidden; to hide”). The resumptive adverb makes this a relative clause in its usage: “where the evildoers can hide themselves.”
  3. 40 Heb “for he does not put upon man yet.” This has been given a wide variety of interpretations, all of which involve a lot of additional thoughts. The word עוֹד (’od, “yet, still”) has been replaced with מוֹעֵד (mo’ed, “an appointed time,” Reiske and Wright), with the ם (mem) having dropped out by haplography. This makes good sense. If the is retained, the best interpretation would be that God does not any more consider (from “place upon the heart”) man, that he might appear in judgment.
  4. 41 Heb “[with] no investigation.”
  5. 42 The direct object “them” is implied and has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  6. 43 The Hebrew term “night” is an accusative of time.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For his eyes are on the ways of a man,

and he sees all his steps.

There is no gloom or deep darkness

where evildoers may hide themselves.

For God has no need to consider a man further,

that he should go before God in judgment.

He shatters the mighty without investigation

and sets others in their place.

Thus, knowing their works,

he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“His eyes are on the ways of mortals;

he sees their every step.

There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness,

where evildoers can hide.

God has no need to examine people further,

that they should come before him for judgment.

Without inquiry he shatters the mighty

and sets up others in their place.

Because he takes note of their deeds,

he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For his eyes watch over a man’s ways,

and he observes all his steps.

There is no darkness, no deep darkness,

where evildoers can hide.

God does not need to examine a person further,

that one should approach him in court.

He shatters the mighty without an investigation

and sets others in their place.

Therefore, he recognizes their deeds

and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed.

NLTNew Living Translation

“For God watches how people live;

he sees everything they do.

No darkness is thick enough

to hide the wicked from his eyes.

We don’t set the time

when we will come before God in judgment.

He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone,

and he sets up others in their place.

He knows what they do,

and in the night he overturns and destroys them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man,

and he sees all his steps.

There is no darkness, and there is no deep shadow

where instigators of mischief might hide themselves.

Indeed, he has not yet appointed a time for man

to go to God in the judgment.

He shatters the mighty without investigation,

and he sets others in their place.

Therefore he knows their works,

and he overturns them in the night

so that they are crushed.

KJV 1900King James Version

For his eyes are upon the ways of man,

And he seeth all his goings.

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death,

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

For he will not lay upon man more than right;

That he should enter into judgment with God.

He shall break in pieces mighty men without number,

And set others in their stead.

Therefore he knoweth their works,

And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.