Christian Standard Bible
Job 34:24
24He shatters the mighty without an investigation and sets others in their place.
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, no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide. 23God 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. 25Therefore, he recognizes their deeds and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed. 26In full view of the public, he strikes them for their wickedness,
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יָרֹ֣עַ כַּבִּירִ֣ים לֹא־חֵ֑קֶר וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד אֲחֵרִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:24
- Job 19:2How long will you torment me and crush me with words?
- Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; you will shatter them like pottery.”
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 94:5Lord, they crush your people; they oppress your heritage.
- Jeremiah 51:20You are my war club, my weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
- Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
- 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me forever. But now,’ this is the Lord’s declaration, ‘no longer! For those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disgraced.
- 1 Samuel 15:28Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingship of Israel away 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 God of Israel says: I raised you up from among the people, appointed you ruler over my people Israel,
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap
- Daniel 5:28‘Peres’ means that your kingdom has been divided and given 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
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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
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