Job 34:26
On account of their wickedness he smiteth them, In the presence of many beholders;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
In Context
25Therefore he knoweth their works, And in a night he overthroweth them, so that they are destroyed.
27Because they turned away from him, And had no regard to his ways,
Cross References
Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth such vengeance; He shall bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Isaiah 66:24Then shall they go forth and see The dead bodies of the men that rebelled against me! For their worm shall not die, And their fire shall not be quenched, And they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.
1 Timothy 5:20Those that sin rebuke before all, that the rest also may fear.
Revelation 18:9And the kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her shall weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →