Job 17:8
Upright men shall be astounded over this, and, the innocent, against the impious, shall rouse themselves.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
In Context
7Therefore hath mine eye become dim from vexation, and, my members, are like a shadow, all of them.
9That the righteous may hold on his way, and, the clean of hands, increase in strength.
Cross References
Job 22:19The righteous shall see and rejoice, and, the innocent, shall laugh them to scorn:
Psalms 37:1Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
Psalms 73:12Lo! these, are the lawless, Who are secure for an age, They have attained unto wealth.
Habakkuk 1:13[Thou] whose eyes are too pure to look with approval on wrong, to respect oppression, canst not endure,—Wherefore, shouldst thou respect the treacherous? Be silent, when the lawless, swalloweth up, one more righteous than he?
Romans 11:33Oh! the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments! and untraceable his ways!
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →