"The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, {and} who {i…" — Job 9:24

Job 9:24 · KJV

“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?”

— Job 9:24

Verse 23

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Verse 25

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

Job 9 — Context

This {is} one {thing}, therefore I said {it}, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

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?

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle {that} hasteth to the prey. {swift...: or, ships of Ebeh: Heb. ships of desire}

Cross References

Job 10:3

{Is it} good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? {work: Heb. labour}

Jeremiah 12:1-2

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? {talk...: or, reason the case with thee}

Psalms 73:3-7

For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Job 21:7-15

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up by the ascent of {mount} Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that {was} with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. {and wept...: Heb. going up and weeping}

Habakkuk 1:14-17

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, {that have} no ruler over them? {creeping: or, moving}

Psalms 17:14

From men {which are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {which have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}

Daniel 5:18-21

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

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