King James Version

What Does Job 24:25 Mean?

And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

Context

23

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

24

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. are gone: Heb. are not taken: Heb. closed up

25

And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(25) **And if it be not so now.**—Job also has his facts, as ready and as incontrovertible as those of his friends, and yet irreconcilable with theirs. **Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission. **Bible Hub

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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