Job 9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if it be not He, who then is it?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
23If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.
25Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:4(19-5) And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice: 'O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!'
Esther 7:8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king: 'Will he even force the queen before me in the house?' As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Job 12:6The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.
Job 16:11God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
Job 24:25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Psalms 17:14From men, by Thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes.
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 →