Job 9:24
What does Job 9:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 9:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: Ifit benothe, who then is it?
KJV
King James Version · 1611The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: Ifit benothe, who then is it?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not--where, who <FI>is<Fi> he?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The earth is given into the hand of the wicked, he covereth the face of the judges thereof: and if it be not he, who is it then?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 16:11
God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
- Job 12:17
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
- Psalms 17:14
From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is inthislife, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
- Esther 7:8
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- 2 Samuel 19:4
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
- Habakkuk 1:14
and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
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