English Standard Version
Job 17:8
8The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.
Job 17:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
- New International Version (NIV)The upright are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Upright men are astonished at this, And the innocent stirs himself up against the hypocrite.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly.
Context of Job 17:8
6"He has made me a byword of the peoples, and I am one before whom men spit. 7My eye has grown dim from vexation, and all my members are like a shadow. The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless. 9Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger. 10But you, come on again, all of you, and I shall not find a wise man among you.
Read all of Job 17Job 17:8 word by word
יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ יְשָׁרִ֣ים עַל־זֹ֑את וְ֝נָקִ֗י עַל־חָנֵ֥ף יִתְעֹרָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 17:8
- Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
- Habakkuk 1:13You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
- Job 34:30that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.
- Acts 13:46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
Commentaries on Job 17:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Upright men shall be astonied - In several of these verses Job is supposed to speak prophetically of his future restoration, and of the good which religious society should derive from the history of his original affluence, consequent poverty and affliction, and final restoration to health, peace, and prosperity. The upright will receive the account with astonishment, and wonder at the dispensations of the Almighty; while hypocrites, false professors and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Upright men shall be astonished at this - At the course of events in regard to me. They will be amazed that God has suffered a holy man to be plunged into such calamities, and to be treated in this manner by his friends. The fact at which he supposes they would be so much astonished was, that the good were afflicted in this manner, and that no relief was furnished. And the innocent shall stir up himself - Shall rouse himself, or assume vigor to resist the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Some scholars think these verses are out of place. However, Job might have been quoting his opponents' words ironically.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. astonied--at my unmerited sufferings. against the hypocrite--The upright shall feel their sense of justice wounded ("will be indignant") because of the prosperity of the wicked. By "hypocrite" or "ungodly," he perhaps glances at his false friends.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 17
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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