Job 34:29
And when he giueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can beholde him, whether it be vpon nations, or vpon a man onely?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
30Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:1Afterwarde when the King sate in his house and the Lord had giuen him rest rounde about from all his enemies,
2 Kings 18:9And in the fourth yere of King Hezekiah, (which was the seuenth yeere of Hoshea sonne of Elah King of Israel) Shalmaneser King of Asshur came vp against Samaria, and besieged it.
2 Chronicles 36:14All the chiefe of the Priestes also and of the people trespassed wonderfully, according to all the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which he had sanctified in Ierusalem.
Job 23:8Behold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:
Job 23:13Yet he is in one minde, and who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.
Psalms 13:1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Howe long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for euer? howe long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
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 →