God’s Word Translation
Job 34:25
25He knows what they do, so he overthrows them at night, and they’re crushed.
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
23He doesn’t have to set a time for a person in order to bring him to divine judgment. 24He breaks mighty people into pieces without examining them and puts others in their places. He knows what they do, so he overthrows them at night, and they’re crushed. 26In return for their evil, he strikes them in public, 27because they turned away from following him and didn’t consider any of his ways.
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לָכֵ֗ן יַ֭כִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥פַךְ לַ֝֗יְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:25
- Psalms 33:15The one who formed their hearts understands everything they do.
- Isaiah 66:18Because of their actions and their thoughts, I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They will come and see my glory.
- Hosea 7:2They don’t realize that I remember all the evil things they’ve done. Now their sins surround them. Their sins are in my presence.
- Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn an oath by Jacob’s pride: “I will never forget anything that they have done.”
- Revelation 20:12I saw the dead, both important and unimportant people, standing in front of the throne. Books were opened, including the Book of Life. The dead were judged on the basis of what they had done, as recorded in the books.
- Job 34:20They die suddenly in the middle of the night. People have seizures and pass away. Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.
- Isaiah 15:1This is the divine revelation about Moab. In a single night Ar in Moab is laid waste and destroyed! In a single night Kir in Moab is laid waste and destroyed!
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief 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
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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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