Job 34:20
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New International Version (©1984)
They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They die suddenly in the middle of the night. People have seizures and pass away. Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.

King James Bible
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

American King James Version
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

American Standard Version
In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.

Bible in Basic English
Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.

Darby Bible Translation
In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

English Revised Version
In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

World English Bible
In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

Young's Literal Translation
In a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

Geneva Study Bible

In a moment shall they die, {o} and the people shall be troubled at midnight, {p} and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

(o) When they look not for it.

(p) The messengers of visitation that God will send.

King James Translators' Notes

the mighty...: Heb. they shall take away the mighty

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. 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 (Ex 12:29, 30).

without hand-without visible agency, by the mere word of God (so Job 20:26; Zec 4:6; Da 2:34).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

34:16-30 Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumption to condemn God's proceedings, as Job had done by his discontents. Elihu suggests divers considerations to Job, to produce in him high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him to submit. Job had often wished to plead his cause before God. Elihu asks, To what purpose? All is well that God does, and will be found so. What can make those uneasy, whose souls dwell at ease in God? The smiles of all the world cannot quiet those on whom God frowns.


Exodus 12:29 Now it came about at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle.
Job 12:19 "He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones.
Job 34:25 "Therefore He knows their works, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.
Job 36:20 "Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place. (NASB ©1995)

Blow Convulsed Die End Hand Human Instant Middle Midnight Mighty Moment Night Remove Removed Shake Shaken Strong Suddenly Troubled Wealth

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

a moment Ps 73:19 Isa 30:13 37:38 Da 5:30 Lu 12:20 Ac 12:23 1Th 5:2 2Pe 2:3

troubled Ex 12:29,30 Isa 37:36 Mt 25:6 Lu 17:26-29

the mighty shall be taken away. Heb. they shall take away the mighty. without 1Sa 25:37-39 26:10 Isa 10:16-19 30:30-33 Da 2:34,44,45 Zec 4:6

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