Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways. New Living Translation They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them. English Standard Version He gives them security, and they are supported, and his eyes are upon their ways. Berean Standard Bible He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways. King James Bible Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways. New King James Version He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways. New American Standard Bible “He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. NASB 1995 “He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. NASB 1977 “He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. Legacy Standard Bible He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. Amplified Bible “God gives them security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways. Christian Standard Bible He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways. Holman Christian Standard Bible He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but His eyes watch over their ways. American Standard Version God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways. Contemporary English Version God may let them feel secure, but they are never out of his sight. English Revised Version God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; and his eyes are upon their ways. GOD'S WORD® Translation [God] may let them feel confident and self-reliant, but his eyes are on their ways. Good News Translation God may let them live secure, but keeps an eye on them all the time. International Standard Version He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do. Majority Standard Bible He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways. NET Bible God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways. New Heart English Bible He gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways. Webster's Bible Translation Though it is given him to be in safety, on which he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways. World English Bible God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe gives to him confidence, and he is supported, "" And His eyes [are] on their ways. Young's Literal Translation He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes are on their ways. Smith's Literal Translation It will he given to him for confidence, and he will rest upon: and his eyes upon their ways. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGod hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways. Catholic Public Domain Version God has given him a place for repentance, and he abuses it with arrogance, but his eyes are upon his ways. New American Bible he gives safety and support, and his eyes are on their ways. New Revised Standard Version He gives them security, and they are supported; his eyes are upon their ways. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThough he be granted safety, wherein he has confidence, yet his eyes are upon his own evil ways. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he will dwell in quietness and his eyes will be confident also on their ways OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, Yet His eyes are upon their ways. Brenton Septuagint Translation When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: Judgment for the Wicked…22Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life. 23He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways. 24They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.… Cross References Psalm 37:35-36 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. / Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. Psalm 73:18-20 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form. Jeremiah 12:1-2 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Psalm 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. Proverbs 14:32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death. Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. Isaiah 26:10 Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. Psalm 10:5-6 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. / He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... Romans 2:4-5 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. James 5:5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. Treasury of Scripture Though it be given him to be in safety, where on he rests; yet his eyes are on their ways. it be given Psalm 73:3-12 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked… Jeremiah 12:1-3 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? … whereon Ecclesiastes 8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Isaiah 10:8-11 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? … Isaiah 56:12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. yet his eyes Psalm 10:13,14 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it… Psalm 11:4,5 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men… Proverbs 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. Jump to Previous Confidence Danger Eyes Fear Feeling Gives Provides Rest Resteth Safety Security Support Supported Thereon Ways WhereonJump to Next Confidence Danger Eyes Fear Feeling Gives Provides Rest Resteth Safety Security Support Supported Thereon Ways WhereonJob 24 1. Wickedness often goes unpunished17. There is a secret judgment for the wicked He gives them a sense of security This phrase suggests a temporary and perhaps deceptive peace granted by God to the wicked. The Hebrew root for "gives" is "נָתַן" (natan), which means to give, bestow, or permit. In the context of Job, this implies that God allows the wicked to experience a false sense of safety. Historically, this reflects the tension in the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine justice, where the prosperity of the wicked was a perplexing issue. Theologically, it challenges believers to trust in God's ultimate justice, even when immediate circumstances seem unjust. but His eyes are on their ways Yet his eyes--that is, the great tyrant's eyes--are upon their ways.--They are exalted for a little while, but are soon gone, and are taken out of the way like all others. Some understand the subject of the first verb, "he giveth him to be in security," to be God, and that also makes very good sense, for while God so allows him to be secure, His eyes are on their ways, the ways of all of them. In this case, however, Job 24:24 does not correspond so well with what Job has already said of the impunity with which the wicked are wicked, unless indeed the suddenness of their fate is the main point of his remarks, as in Job 24:19. Verse 23. - Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; rather, he (i.e. God) granteth him to be in security and thereon he resteth; i.e. God allows the escape of the wicked man from his trouble, and lets him live on, safe and secure, and the man himself rests on the security thus afforded him, quite contented with it. Yet his eyes are upon their ways. God's eyes are still upon the ways of the wicked: they are, or seem to be, the objects of a special providential care.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He givesיִתֶּן־ (yit·ten-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them ל֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew a sense of security, לָ֭בֶטַח (lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 983: A place of refuge, safety, safely but His eyes וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ (wə·‘ê·nê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain are on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their ways. דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃ (dar·ḵê·hem) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Links Job 24:23 NIVJob 24:23 NLT Job 24:23 ESV Job 24:23 NASB Job 24:23 KJV Job 24:23 BibleApps.com Job 24:23 Biblia Paralela Job 24:23 Chinese Bible Job 24:23 French Bible Job 24:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 24:23 God gives them security and they rest (Jb) |
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