Job 24:23

Job 24:23

21 For he¹ preys on the barren who do not bear,
And does no good for the widow.

22 “But God draws the mighty away with His power;
He rises up, but no man is sure of life.

23 He gives them security, and they rely on it;
Yet ^aHis eyes are on their ways.

24 They are¹ exalted for a little while,
Then they are gone.
They are brought low;
They are taken out of the way like all others;
They dry out like the heads of grain.

25 “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
And make my speech worth nothing?”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Literally, "He (God omitted, as often; Job 3:20; Ecclesiastes 9:9; reverentially) giveth to him (the wicked, to be) in safety, or security."

yet—Job means, How strange that God should so favor them, and yet have His eyes all the time open to their wicked ways (Proverbs 15:3; Psalms 73:4)!

Job 24:22-25

Reply of Job to the opinion of the friends. Experience proves the contrary. Translate: "But He (God) prolongeth the life of (literally, draweth out at length; Psalms 36:10, Margin) the mighty with His (God's) power. He (the wicked) riseth up (from his sick bed) although he had given up hope of (literally, when he no longer believed in) life" (Deuteronomy 28:66).

Job 24:2-24

Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24).

Some—the wicked.

landmarks—boundaries between different pastures (Deuteronomy 19:14; Proverbs 22:28).

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 24:23:**

Job 3:20
Job 24:18-21
Job 27:11-23

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