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Job 17:8
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The upright are appalled at this,and the innocent are roused against the godless.
Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.
Honest people are upset about this; innocent people are upset with those who do wrong.
Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.
"The upright will be [astonished and] appalled at this, And the innocent will stir himself up against the godless and polluted.
"The upright will be appalled at this, And the innocent will stir himself up against the godless.
Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.
The righteous shalbe astonied at this, and the innocent shalbe moued against ye hypocrite.
The upright will be appalled at this,And the innocent will stir up himself against the godless.
The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
The upright are perplexed at this, the innocent aroused against the hypocrites.
Upright men [shall be] astonished at this, and the innocent shall be stirred up against the ungodly;
Good people wonder how this could happen. The innocent are upset with anyone who is against God.
Upright men shall be amazed at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the guilty.
Those who claim to be honest are shocked, and they all condemn me as godless.
The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent excites himself over the godless.
Upright ones shall be amazed at this; and the innocent shall stir himself against the ungodly.
Vertuous me therfore shall wel cosidre this, and the innocent shal take parte agaynst the Ypocrite.
Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.
The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.
Upright men are astonished at this, and the innocent stirreth up himself against the godless.
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stirre vp himselfe against the hypocrite.
Vertuous men therefore shall well consider this, and the innocent shal take part against the hypocrite.
Wonder has seized true men upon this; and let the just rise up against the transgressor.
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.
Iust men schulen wondre on this thing; and an innocent schal be reisid ayens an ypocrite.
Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir himself up against the godless.
Upright [men] shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
Upright men are astonished at this, And the innocent stirs himself up against the hypocrite.
The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly.
Men who are right and good will be surprised and afraid at this. He who is without guilt will be moved to go against the sinful.
The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stir themselves up against the godless.
Upright men shall be astounded over this, and, the innocent, against the impious, shall rouse themselves.
The just shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall be raised up against the hypocrite.
Upright men are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.
Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.
"The upright will be appalled at this, And the innocent will stir up himself against the godless.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
astonied: Psalms 73:12-15, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Habakkuk 1:13, Romans 11:33
stir up: Job 34:30, Acts 13:46
Reciprocal: Job 1:8 - upright Job 21:5 - be astonished Job 33:9 - innocent
Cross-References
I will give you and your family all the land you can see. It will be theirs forever!
Now walk back and forth across the land, because I am giving it to you.
I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.
I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.
Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, "I am almost a hundred years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is ninety. How can she have a child?" So he started laughing.
But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever.
"I live as a foreigner in your land, and I don't own any property where I can bury my wife. Please let me buy a piece of land."
May he bless you with the land he gave Abraham, so that you will take over this land where we now live as foreigners.
and promised, "I will give you a large family with many descendants that will grow into a nation. And I am giving you this land that will belong to you and your family forever."
I will accept you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I was the one who rescued you from the Egyptians.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Upright men shall be astonished at this,.... Such as were upright in heart, and in their walk conversation, sincere and honourable in their profession of religion, these would be amazed at the afflictions of Job, and the unkindness of his friends; it is hereby suggested, that it would be then, and in ages to come, a matter of surprise to truly gracious persons, when they should hear of such sore afflictions laid upon so good a man, and he told what censures, calumnies, and reproaches, were cast upon him by his friends; this would be so astonishing, that they would not know how to believe it, and still more at a loss how to account for it, that such things should be permitted in Providence, there being reason to believe the truth of them:
and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite; that is, such, who though they are not free from sin, yet live holy and harmless lives and conversations among men, so that they are not chargeable with any gross iniquity, or what is scandalous and unbecoming their character; these shall rise up with indignation against such persons as pretend to a great deal of sanctify and devotion, and yet have no charity or love to an afflicted saint, but censure and reproach him, and add affliction to his affliction. Thus Job retorts the charge of hypocrisy his friends brought against him upon them; for he seems tacitly to design them, and delivers these words as a kind of solace to himself; that though he was thus used by them at that time, yet good men in future time would have different apprehensions of him, and rise up and vindicate his name and character.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Upright men shall be astonished at this - At the course of events in regard to me. They will be amazed that God has suffered a holy man to be plunged into such calamities, and to be treated in this manner by his friends. The fact at which he supposes they would be so much astonished was, that the good were afflicted in this manner, and that no relief was furnished.
And the innocent shall stir up himself - Shall rouse himself, or assume vigor to resist the wicked.
The hypocrite - The wicked - alluding probably to his professed friends. The idea of hypocrisy which the sentence conveys arises from the fact, that they professed to be “his” friends, and had proved to be false; and that they had professed to be the friends of God, and yet had uttered sentiments inconsistent with any right views of him. He now says, that that could not go unnoticed. The world would be aroused at so remarkable a state of things, and a just public indignation would be the result.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 17:8. Upright men shall be astonied — In several of these verses Job is supposed to speak prophetically of his future restoration, and of the good which religious society should derive from the history of his original affluence, consequent poverty and affliction, and final restoration to health, peace, and prosperity. The upright will receive the account with astonishment, and wonder at the dispensations of the Almighty; while hypocrites, false professors and the sour-headed, godly, shall be unmasked, and innocent men, whether in affliction or affluence, shall be known to be favourites of the Almighty.