Job 34:25

Job 34:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
• New International Version (NIV)Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore He knows their works; He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.

Context of Job 34:25

23For He sets no appointed time for a man, That he should appear before Him in judgment. 24He breaks mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. Therefore 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, 27Because they turned aside from following Him And would not consider or show regard for any of His ways,

Job 34:25 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן יַ֭כִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥פַךְ לַ֝֗יְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore he knowethנָכַרnâkar · to recognizeH5234
• their worksמַעְבָּדma‛bâd · workH4566
• and he overturnethהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• so that they are destroyedדָּכָאdâkâ' · to crushH1792

Cross-references for Job 34:25

• Psalms 33:15He who fashions the hearts of them all, Who considers and understands all that they do.
• Isaiah 66:18“For I know their works and their thoughts. The time is coming to gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see My glory.
• Hosea 7:2But they do not consider in their hearts (minds) That I remember [always] all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround and entangle them; They are before My face.
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].
• Job 34:20In a moment they die, even at midnight The people are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.
• Isaiah 15:1The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Moab: Because in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined; Because in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.

Commentaries on Job 34:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25He knoweth their works - He knows what they have done, and what they are plotting to do. He overturneth them in the night - In the revolution of a single night the plenitude of power on which the day closed is annihilated. See the cases of Belshazzar and Babylon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Therefore he knoweth their works - Or, “Because he knoweth their works.” The word (לכן lākên ) here rendered “therefore” is evidently used as denoting that since or because he was intimately acquainted with all which they did, he could justly bring vengeance upon them without long investigation. And he overturneth them in the night - literally, “he turneth night;” meaning, probably, he turns night upon them; that is, he brings calamity upon them. The…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Therefore--because He knows all things (Job 34:21). He knows their works, without a formal investigation (Job 34:24). in the night--suddenly, unexpectedly (Job 34:20). Fitly in the night, as it was in it that the godless hid themselves (Job 34:22). Umbreit, less simply, for "overturneth," translates, "walketh"; that is, God is ever on the alert, discovering all wickedness.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 34:25

• God
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In the dictionaries

• Chastisement
• Choose
• Dust
• Elihu
• Fit

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