Job 9:24
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New International Version (©1984)
When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The earth is handed over to the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If he isn't the one [doing this], who is?

King James Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

American King James Version
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covers the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

American Standard Version
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he , who then is it?

Bible in Basic English
The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?

Douay-Rheims Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked, he covereth the face of the judges thereof: and if it be not he, who is it then?

Darby Bible Translation
The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked man; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?

English Revised Version
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if it be not he, who then is it?

Webster's Bible Translation
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of its judges; if not, where, and who is he?

World English Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?

Young's Literal Translation
Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who is he?

Geneva Study Bible

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: {s} he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who {t} is he?

(s) That they cannot see to do justice.

(t) That can show the contrary?

Wesley's Notes

9:24 The earth - The dominion over it. Into - Into their power. As good men are frequently scourged, so the wicked are advanced. Faces - Meantime he covers the faces of wise and good men, fit to be judges, and buries them alive in obscurity, perhaps suffers them to be condemned, and their faces covered as criminals, by those to whom the earth is given. This is daily done: if it be not God that doth it, where and who is he that doth?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

24. Referring to righteous "judges," in antithesis to "the wicked" in the parallel first clause, whereas the wicked oppressor often has the earth given into his hand, the righteous judges are led to execution-culprits had their faces covered preparatory to execution (Es 7:8). Thus the contrast of the wicked and righteous here answers to that in Job 9:23.

if not, where and who?-If God be not the cause of these anomalies, where is the cause to be found, and who is he?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:22-24 Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute. His friends maintained that those who are righteous and good, always prosper in this world, and that none but the wicked are in misery and distress: he said, on the contrary, that it is a common thing for the wicked to prosper, and the righteous to be greatly afflicted. Yet there is too much passion in what Job here says, for God doth not afflict willingly. When the spirit is heated with dispute or with discontent, we have need to set a watch before our lips.


Job 10:3 'Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the labor of Your hands, And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 12:6 "The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.
Job 12:17 "He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.
Job 16:11 "God hands me over to ruffians And tosses me into the hands of the wicked. (NASB ©1995)

Covered Covereth Covers Earth Evil-Doer Face Faces Falls Hand Hands Judges Power Thereof Wicked


The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

earth 12:6-10 21:7-15 Ps 17:14 73:3-7 Jer 12:1,2 Da 4:17 5:18-21 Da 7:7 *etc: Hab 1:14-17

he covereth 2Sa 15:30 19:4 Es 6:12 7:8 Jer 14:4

if not 24:25 32:2

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