Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
they—"the rich" and "princes" who offend God.
the people—namely, of the guilty princes: guilty also themselves.
at midnight—image from a night attack of an enemy on a camp, which becomes an easy prey (Exodus 12:29-30).
without hand—without visible agency, by the mere word of God (so Job 20:26; Zechariah 4:6; Daniel 2:34).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 34:20:
Job 34:25
Job 34:29
Job 35:10-13
Psalms 119:62
Psalms 148:6
Isaiah 4:4
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