Job 24:23 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 24:18-25

Job here, in the conclusion of his discourse, I. Gives some further instances of the wickedness of these cruel bloody men. 1. Some are pirates and robbers at sea. To this many learned interpreters apply those difficult expressions (Job 24:18), He is swift upon the waters. Privateers choose those ships that are the best sailors. In these swift ships they cruise from one channel to another, to pick up prizes; and this brings them in so much wealth that their portion is cursed in the earth, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 24:23

Though it be given him to be in safety ,.... Or "he gives him" F7 יתן לו "dat ei", Piscator, Mercerus, i.e., Deus, Beza, Drusius, Michaelis. , that is, it is God gives the wicked man to be in safety, notwithstanding all his wickedness; for Job, having described the wicked man, now represents him as in the greatest prosperity: safety is of God in every respect, not only the safety of good men, both in a way of providence and in a way of grace, but even of bad men; those are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 24:23

Though it be given him to be in safety - The Vulgate gives this verse a singular turn: Dedit ei Deus locum paenitentiae, et ille abutitur eo in superbiam , "God gave him space for repentance, but he has abused it through pride." This is by no means conformable to the original. I think the words should be translated thus: "He gives them (i.e., the guards) to him for security, and he leans upon them; yet his eyes are upon their ways." Though he have taken the guards, mentioned in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

Job to Eliphaz: 5. Ancient rebels against the light. I. THEIR BLACK CHARACTER . 1 . They are hostile to the light. The light alluded to is the light of day. The wicked persons spoken of regard that light with aversion, as being unfavourable to the special forms of ungodliness they delight to practise. Distinguished from the previously mentioned sinners who transact their nefarious deeds openly and unblushingly beneath the clear firmament of heaven, these night-birds may be taken,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

Pictures of secret end unpunished evil-doers. I. THE MURDERER AND THE ADULTERER . ( Job 24:13-17 .) A class of the wicked different from the foregoing is now placed before us; rebels, revolters against the light, who refuse to know anything of the ways of light, and to abide in its paths. These are the "children of darkness," so emphatically contrasted in the New Testament with the "children of light" ( Romans 13:12 ; Ephesians 5:8 , etc.; 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ). Before... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:23

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth ; rather, he ( i.e. God ) granteth him to be in security ' and thereon he resteth ; i.e. God allows the escape of the wicked man from his trouble, and lets him live on, safe and secure, and the man himself rests on the security thus afforded him, quite contented with it. Yet his eyes are upon their ways. God's eyes are still upon the ways of the wicked: they are, or seem to be, the objects of a special providential... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:23-24

The prosperity of the wicked unsolved. In the midst of many apparent anomalies in the method of the Divine dealing with evil-doing, there shines out one obvious indication of the Divine judgment against the evil-doer. "They are exalted for a little while," but suddenly they "are gone and brought low." Patiently the good Ruler waits, giving opportunity for repentance and amendment; but if the wicked return not, he will bend his bow and make ready his arrow upon the string. Iniquity shall not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 24:23

Though it be given him to be in safety - That is, God gives him safety. The name God is often understood, or not expressed. The meaning is, that God gives this wicked man, or oppressor, safety. He is permitted to live a life of security and tranquility.Whereon he resteth - Or, rather, “And he is sustained, or upheld” - (וישׁען veyshâ‛an). The meaning is, that he is sustained or upheld by God.Yet his eyes are upon their ways - “And the eyes of God are upon the ways of such men.” That is, God... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 24:23

Job 24:23. Though it be given him Namely, of God; to be in safety That is, Though God granteth to the oppressor to be for a time in apparent safety, and to live a comfortable life; whereon he resteth His former experience of God’s long-suffering makes him confident of the continuance of it, so that he is not only happy in his present enjoyments, but also in his freedom from distracting fears of future miseries; yet his eyes are upon their ways That is, the eyes of God, who, although... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 24:18-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 24:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 24:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:23-24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 24:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 24:23

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