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Job 24:22
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Yet God drags away the mighty by his power;when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.
Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.
But God drags away the strong by his power. Even though they seem strong, they do not know how long they will live.
But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.
"Yet God draws away the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
"But He drags off the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
But He drags off the mighty by His power;He rises, but no one believes in his life.
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty. though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
But God's mighty strength destroys those in power. Even if they seem successful, they are doomed to fail.
"Yet God keeps pulling the mighty along — they get up, even when not trusting their own lives.
He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
By his power God removes the powerful. Even if they have a high position, they cannot be sure of their lives.
The wealth of a man of power is sustained by his own strength; he does not depend on divine guidance.
God, in his strength, destroys the mighty; God acts—and the wicked die.
Yet he carries off the tyrants by his strength; if he rises up, then he cannot be certain of life.
He also draws the mighty with his strength; He rises up, and no one is sure of life.
They plucke downe the mightie wt their power, & when they them selues are gotten vp, they are neuer without feare, as longe as they liue.
Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.
But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.
He draweth away the mighty also by his power; he riseth up, and he trusteth not his own life.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth vp, and no man is sure of life.
He drue the mightie after hym with his power, and when he was gotten vp no man was sure of lyfe.
And in wrath he has overthrown the helpless: therefore when he has arisen, a man will not feel secure of his own life.
He draweth away the mighty also by his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
He drow doun stronge men in his strengthe; and whanne he stondith in `greet state, he schal not bileue to his lijf.
Yet [God] preserves the mighty by his power: He rises up that has no assurance of life.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
"But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life.
"God, in his power, drags away the rich. They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life.
But God by His power gives long life to the strong. They rise again, even when they had no hope of life.
Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.
Yea he draggeth along the mighty by his strength, He riseth up, and none hath assurance of life;
He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.
And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
draweth: Esther 3:8-10, Daniel 6:4-9, John 19:12-16, Revelation 16:13, Revelation 16:14, Revelation 17:2
no man is sure of life: or, he trusteth not his own life
Cross-References
And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh,
and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose, and went to Mesopota'mia, to the city of Nahor.
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
And he said, "O LORD, God of my master Abraham, grant me success today, I pray thee, and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.
Before he had done speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethu'el the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar upon her shoulder.
The maiden was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, and filled her jar, and came up.
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw for your camels also, until they have done drinking."
and said, "Tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He draweth also the mighty with his power,.... Such a wicked man not only maltreats the weak, the helpless, and the defenceless, but even attacks the mighty and powerful; such as are in great power and authority, and abound in wealth and riches, only somewhat inferior in both to himself: wherefore, by his superior force, he draws them to be of his party, to join with him in acts of rapine and violence, oppression and cruelty; or he draws them by power or policy, or by both, as the wicked man does the poor with his net, Psalms 10:9; and so makes a prey of him and his substance. Some understand this of the punishment of wicked men, and interpret it, as Jarchi does, of God's drawing him to punishment; God sometimes does indeed draw and hurl the mighty from their seats; though they are set in high, yet in slippery places, and are brought down to destruction in a moment; and he will draw them all to his judgment seat hereafter, whether they will or not, and send them into everlasting punishment; but the former sense is best:
he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life; he rises up in the morning:, either from his bed, or from his lurking place, where he was all night with a murdering intention, and no man he meets with is safe, but in the utmost danger of his life, Job 24:14; or, he rises in the world to great power and dignity, and increases in wealth and riches, which he abuses to the hurt of others; so that they flee from him and hide themselves, not caring to trust their life with him, Proverbs 28:28; or he riseth up against a man in an hostile way, and against whomsoever he does, they are in the utmost jeopardy, and cannot be secure of their lives; though this also is by some interpreted as the punishment of a wicked man, who, when he rises in the morning, "trusteth not his own life" f, as the words may be rendered, and as they are in the margin of our Bibles; but his life is in suspense, being surrounded with a thousand dangers, and has no assurance of it, and is in continual fear, and often fears where no fear is; see Deuteronomy 28:66; or, if a man rises up against him, the wicked tyrant and cruel oppressor, he the tyrant is not sure of his life but may be slain by him that rises up against him; but the former sense is best.
f יאמין בחייו "non fidit suae vitae", Tigurine version, Piscator; so V. L.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He draweth also the mighty with his power - The word here rendered draweth (משׁך mâshak), means to draw; and then, to lay hold of, to take, to take away, and, hence, to remove, to destroy; Psalms 28:3; Ezekiel 22:20. The idea here seems to be, that his acts of oppression and cruelty were not confined to the poor and the defenseless. Even the great and the mighty were also exposed, and he spared none. No one was safe, and no rights could be regarded as secure. The character here described is one that pertains to a tyrant, or a conqueror, and Job probably meant to describe some such mighty man, who was regardless alike of the rights of the high and the low.
He riseth up - When he rises up; that is, when he enters on an enterprise, or goes forth to accomplish his wicked purposes.
And no man is sure of life - From the dread of him even the great and mighty have no security. This language will well describe the character of an Oriental despot. Having absolute power, no man, not even the highest in rank, can feel that his life is safe if the monarch becomes in any way offended. Yet, Job says that even such a despot was permitted to live in prosperity, and to die without any remarkable proof of the divine displeasure.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 24:22. He draweth also the mighty — Calmet gives the following version of the original: "He draws with him guards for his defense; he raises himself up, and does not feel assured of his life." In the midst even of his guards he is afraid; and dares not put confidence in any person. This is an admirable delineation of the inquietudes and terrors of a tyrant.
