Job 34:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

(1 Corinthians 10:13; Lamentations 3:32; Isaiah 27:8.) Better, as Umbreit, 'He does not (needs not to) regard (as in Job 34:14; Isaiah 41:20) man long (so the Hebrew х `owd (H5750) - literally, again, i:e., continuously, for a long time]; Genesis 46:29), in order that he may go (be brought by God) into judgment.' Literally, 'Set his (attention) upon men' (Job 11:10-11). So Job 34:24, "without number" ought to be translated 'without (needing any) searching out,' such as has to be made in human judgments.

Job 34:23

23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enterf into judgment with God.