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Job 9:24 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Job 9:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 9 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked (נִתְּנָה אֶרֶץ בְּיַד־רָשָׁע, nitt'nah eretz b'yad-rasha)—Job's complaint challenges divine providence with brutal honesty. The verb 'given' (natan, נָתַן) implies deliberate divine action, not passive permission. Job sees God actively placing the earth under wicked rulers' control.He covereth the faces of the judges thereof describes judicial corruption—God blinds judges (literally 'covers their faces') so they cannot see justice. This echoes the prophetic critique of perverted justice (Isaiah 5:23, Micah 3:9). Job's theology is wrestling with t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:24
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“that you should despise the work of your hands”
“Yahweh”
“when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”
“and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered”
“Yahweh”
“but Haman hurried to his house”
“because no rain has been in the land”
“and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men”
“and”