Job 34:24

Job 34:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Without inquiry he shatters the mighty and sets up others in their place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shatters the mighty without investigation and sets others in their place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.

Context of Job 34:24

22There is no darkness nor deep shadow Where the evildoers may hide themselves. 23For He sets no appointed time for a man, That he should appear before Him in judgment. He breaks mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. 25Therefore He knows of their works, And He overthrows them in the night, So that they are crushed and destroyed. 26He strikes them like the wicked In a public place,

Job 34:24 word by word

יָרֹ֣עַ כַּבִּירִ֣ים לֹא־חֵ֑קֶר וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד אֲחֵרִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall break in piecesרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · to shatterH7489
• mighty menכַּבִּירkabbîyr · mightyH3524
• without numberחֵ֫קֶרchêqer · searchH2714
• and setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• othersאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312

Cross-references for Job 34:24

• Job 19:2“How long will you torment and exasperate me And crush me with words?
• Psalms 2:9You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’ ”
• Psalms 72:4May he bring justice to the poor among the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor,
• Psalms 94:5They crush Your people, O Lord, And afflict and abuse Your heritage.
• Jeremiah 51:20“You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-axe and weapon of war— For with you I shatter nations, With you I destroy kingdoms.
• Daniel 2:21It is He who changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!
• 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and that of [Aaron] your father would walk [in priestly service] before Me forever.’ But now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be insignificant and contemptible.
• 1 Samuel 15:28So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.
• 1 Kings 14:7Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel,
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
• Daniel 5:28‘peres’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

Commentaries on Job 34:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24He shall break in pieces - In multitudes of cases God depresses the proud, and raises up the humble and meek. Neither their strength nor number can afford them security.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24He shall break in pieces - He crushes or destroys the great. He is not intimidated by their wealth, their rank, or their number. Without number - Margin, more correctly, “searching out.” That is, he does it without the protracted process of a judicial investigation. The Hebrew word used here (חקר chêqer ) means properly “a searching out,” “an examination”; and the meaning here is, that there is no need of his going into a protracted investigation into…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-30Verses 16-30 Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumption to condemn God's proceedings, as Job had done by his discontents. Elihu suggests divers considerations to Job, to produce in him high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him to submit. Job had often wished to plead his cause before God. Elihu asks…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24God knows everything without needing to ask anyone (34:25). sets up others in their place: Daniel 2:21; 5:28–30.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. break in pieces--(Psa 2:9; Job 12:18; Da 2:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 34:24

• God

In the dictionaries

• Chastisement
• Choose
• Dust
• Elihu
• Fit
• Break

Commentaries on Job 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings