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Job 9:22 Cross-References
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“This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.”
Job 9:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:22
Job declares divine impartiality: 'This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.' The phrase 'This is one thing' (achat hi, אַחַת הִיא) emphasizes singular, unified principle. Job asserts God 'destroyeth' (kalah, כָּלָה, completes, finishes) both 'perfect' (tam, תָּם, blameless) and 'wicked' (rasha, רָשָׁע) indiscriminately. From Job's observation, divine judgment doesn't differentiate based on righteousness.Job's theology here is both right and wrong. He's right that God's providence doesn't mechanically reward righteousness and punish wickedness in this li...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:22
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