Job 24:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is suree of life. ”

Job 24:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He draweth also the mighty with his power - The word here rendered draweth ( משׁך mâshak ), means to draw; and then, to lay hold of, to take, to take away, and, hence, to remove, to destroy;...
Job 24:22 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He draweth also the (y) mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life. (y) He declares that after the wicked have destroyed the weakest, they will do the same to the stranger, an...
Job 24:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 24. This chapter has since Merx in 1871 been subjected to much criticism, the general trend of which has been to deny the whole or a considerable part of the chapter to Job. Peake, however, con...
Job 24:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. He draweth also the mighty - Calmet gives the following version of the original: "He draws with him guards for h...
Job 24:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He draweth also the mighty with his power— He oppresseth the poor: he trusteth in his own power; but he shall have no confidence of his own life. Houb. But Heath renders it, Though he drew toget...
Job 24:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. Reply of Job to the opinions of the friends. Experience proves the contrary. Translate, 'But He (God) prolo...
Job 24:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job's Seventh Speech (concluded) 1-25. Job continues to express his perplexity at the ways of Providence in the ordering of the world. The poor and the weak suffer; violence and wrong go unpunishe...
Job 24:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He draweth also the mighty. — He now appears to revert to his former line, and describes another case — that, namely, of a great tyrant who draws others by his influence and example to the same cou...
Job 24:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XX. WHERE IS ELOAH? Job 23:1-17 ; Job 24:1-25 Job SPEAKS THE obscure couplet with which Job begins appears to involve some reference to his whole condition alike of body and mind. "Again to...
Job 24:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

not Here, but Hereafter Job 24:1-25 Job laments that the times of punishment are not so explained by God, that those who know Him may see and understand His reasons. He then turns to describe t...
Job 24:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Passing from the personal aspect of his problem, Job considered it in its wider application. He asked the reason of God's noninterference, and then proceeded to describe the evidences of it. Men stil...
Job 24:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(11) Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. (12) Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them....
Job 24:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He draweth also the mighty with his power ,.... Such a wicked man not only maltreats the weak, the helpless, and the defenceless, but even attacks the mighty and powerful; such as are in great power...
Job 24:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life. Ver. 22. He draweth also the mighty with his power ] i.e. He hath brought them by force under his girdle, a...
Job 24:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He draweth also the mighty with his power He draweth into his net, as Psalms 10:9 , or to his party, to assist and serve him in his enterprises, those who are mighty in place, or wealth, or power;...
Job 24:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DOES GOD FAIL TO GOVERN PROPERLY? (vv.1-12) "Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? Why do not they who know Him see His days?" (v.1 - JND trans.) Job wonders why God (who is Almighty...
Job 24:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ultimate Ruin of the Wicked. B. C. 1520. 18 He is swift as the waters; their portion...
Job 24:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He draweth, either into his net, as Psalms 10:9 , or to his party, to assist and serve him in his enterprises. The mighty; who are mighty in place, or wealth, or power; he practiseth upon thes...
Job 24:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CONTINUATION OF JOB’S REPLY TO ELIPHAZ Prosecutes his own view of the Divine government. Enlarges on the crimes of one part of men and the sufferings of another as the consequences of them, to s...
Job 24:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 24:1 . Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? «Why do they live so long? Why do they appear to have such prosperity?» Job 24:2-4 . Some...
Job 24:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 24:3 . They drive away the ass of the fatherless. In Job's time there was no regular government or empire, to bring neighbouring tyrants to justice; proof sufficient that this book is of the h...
Job 24:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty. Great crimes not always followed by great punishment in this life I. Great crimes have prevailed on the earth from the earliest times. Amongs...
Job 24:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The general subject of this chapter is the prosperity of the wicked, whose proceedings and their results are traced out in detail ( Job 24:2-18 ). A single note of perplexity ( Job 24...
Job 24:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Other Cases seem to Support Job's Idea
Job 24:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 6:4-9 ; Esther 3:8-10 ; John 19:12-16 ; Revelation 16:13 ; Revelation 16:14 ; Revelation 17:2
Job 24:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Draweth — Into his net.

Job 24:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 24:22 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 24:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 24:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 24:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Job 24:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 24:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 24:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 24:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 24:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 24:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 24:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 24:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 24:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 24:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 24:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 24:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 24:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 24:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 24:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Job 24:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 24:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 24:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 24:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 24:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 24:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes