Job 34:23

34:22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. enter: Heb. go

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For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

For he will not lay on man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

34:24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. number: Heb. searching out

What does Job 34:23 mean?

Job 34:23 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׂוּם (sûwm), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), הָלַךְ (hâlak). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

For

will

not

layשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

upon

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

than

right;

that

should

enterהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

into

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

with

God.אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

enter:

Heb.

Commentary on Job 34:23

HENRY_FULL · Job 34:23

y had nothing to say, and therefore, after he had recollected himself a little, he went on with his discourse concerning his own affairs, as recorded in this and the two following chapters, in which, I. He describes the height of the prosperity from which he had fallen. And, II. The depth of the adversity into which he had fallen; and this he does to move the pity of his friends, and to justify, or at least excuse, his own complaints. But then, III. To obviate his friends' censures of him, he makes a very ample and particular protestation of his own integrity notwithstanding. In this chapter he looks back to the days of his prosperity, and shows, 1. What comfort and satisfaction he had in his house and family, ver. 1-6 . 2. What a great deal of honour and power he had in his country, and what respect was paid him by all sorts of people, ver. 7-10 . 3. What abundance of good he did in his place, as a magistrate, ver. 11-17 . 4. What a just prospect he had of the continuance of his comfort at home ( ver. 18-20 ) and of his interest abroad, ver. 21-25 . All this he enlarges upon, to aggravate his present calamities; like Naomi, "I went out full," but am brought "home again empty." Former Prosperity of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 1:10

Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. substance: or, cattle

Job 7:3

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Psalms 37:28

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Jude 1:1

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 34:23.

Genesis 13:16

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Genesis 17:1

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere

Genesis 24:65

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Genesis 26:13

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: went: Heb. went going

Genesis 35:3

And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

Genesis 46:3

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. perfect: or, upright

Frequently asked questions

What does Job 34:23 say?

Job 34:23 (King James Version) reads: "For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. enter: Heb. go"

Is Job 34:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 34:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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