King James Version
What Does Job 34:21 Mean?
“For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.”
Context
19
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
20
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight , and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. the mighty: Heb. they shall take away the mighty
21
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. enter: Heb. go
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(21) **His eyes are upon the ways of man**.—He is not only just and mighty, but He is also all-wise; He cannot therefore err.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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