New English Translation
Job 34:21
21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.
Job 34:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
- New International Version (NIV)“His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps.
Context of Job 34:21
19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands? 20In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly. For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps. 22There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves. 23For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.
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כִּי־עֵ֭ינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָ֥יו יִרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:21
- Job 31:4Does he not see my ways and count all my steps?
- Genesis 16:13So Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen one who sees me!”
- 2 Chronicles 16:9Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
- Psalms 34:15The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.
- Psalms 139:23Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
- Proverbs 5:21For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord’s eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person’s paths.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.
- Jeremiah 16:17For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.
- Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.
- Jeremiah 32:19You plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.
- Amos 9:8Look, the sovereign Lord is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob,” says the Lord.
Commentaries on Job 34:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For his eyes are upon the ways of man - None can escape from his notice; compare Psalm 139:2-3.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. 2121. God's omniscience and omnipotence enable Him to execute immediate justice. He needs not to be long on the "watch," as Job thought (Job 7:12; 2Ch 16:9; Jr 32:19).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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