Job 9:24
The earth has been handed over to the wicked; he blinds the eyes of the judges —if it's not him who does this, then who is it?
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In Context
23When disaster strikes suddenly he mocks the despair of the innocent.
25The days of my life race by like a runner, rushing past without me seeing any happiness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:4The king held his face in his hands and sobbed loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
Esther 7:8When the king came back in from the palace garden to the dining room, Haman had thrown himself on the couch where Queen Esther was. The king shouted out, “Is he even going to rape the queen here in the palace, right in front of me?” As soon as the king said this, the servants covered Haman's face.
Job 12:6Robbers live in peace, and those who make God angry live in safety, trusting their own strength as their ‘god.’
Job 16:11God has handed me over to evil people; he has thrown me into their hands.
Job 24:25If this isn't so, who can prove I'm a liar and there's nothing to what I say?”
Psalms 17:14Lord, by your power, save me from people whose only thought is for this world. May they be filled with what you have in store for them, their children too, with left-overs for their grandchildren!
Matthew Henry on Job 9:23-25
22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? Here Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute between him and his friends. They maintained that those who are righteous and good always prosper in this world, and none but the wicked are in misery and distress; he… Read the whole commentary →