Job 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

Astonied - at my unmerited sufferings.

Against the hypocrite. The upright shall feel their sense of justice wounded ('will be indignant') because of the prosperity of the wicked (Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 73:1-28.). By "hypocrite" or "ungodly" he perhaps glances at his false friends.

Job 17:8

8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.