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Job 24:22 Cross-References
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“He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. no: or, he trusteth not his own life”
Job 24:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 24:22
He draweth also the mighty with his power—The syntax shifts; "he" likely refers to God (though some interpret it as the wicked tyrant). The verb "draweth" (mashak, מָשַׁךְ) means to pull, drag, or extend, suggesting God's sovereign control even over "the mighty" (abbirim, אַבִּירִים)—powerful oppressors. This echoes Job's earlier confession: "With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding" (Job 12:13). God's power exceeds all human might.He riseth up, and no man is sure of life—When God "rises up" (qum, קוּם) to act in judgment, no one's life is secure. The phrase "no man i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 24:22
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“because he was faithful”
“There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different than other people's. They don't keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not for the king's profit to allow them to remain.,And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them., וַיֹּאמֶר הָמָן לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ יֶשְׁנוֹ עַם־אֶחָד מְפֻזָּר וּמְפֹרָד בֵּין הָעַמִּים בְּכֹל מְדִינוֹת מַלְכוּתֶךָ וְדָתֵיהֶם שֹׁנוֹת מִכָּל־עָם וְאֶת־דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵינָם עֹשִׂים וְלַמֶּלֶךְ אֵין־שֹׁוֶה לְהַנִּיחָם׃ ,And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus: There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of every people; neither keep they the king's laws; therefore it profiteth not the king to suffer them.”
“Pilate was seeking to release him”
“and out of the mouth of the beast”
“and those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual immorality.,With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.,,,,,,,,”