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 shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment. He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead; 25Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed. 26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,

Job 34:24 word by word

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

• mightyכַּבִּירkabbîyr · mightyH3524
• inquiryחֵ֫קֶרchêqer · searchH2714
• othersאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312

Cross-references for Job 34:24

• Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?
• Psalms 2:9Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.
• Psalms 72:4He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
• Psalms 94:5They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;
• Jeremiah 51:20Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;
• Daniel 2:21And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.
• 1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
• 1 Samuel 15:28Then Samuel said to him, Jehovah has rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and has given it to thy neighbour, who is better than thou.
• 1 Kings 14:7Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
• Daniel 5:28PERES, Thy kingdom is 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

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