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Job 34:29

World English Bible

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn?
When he hides his face, who then can see him?
He is over a nation or a man alike,

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Job 34:29 in other translations

When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

Job 34:29 · American Standard Version

Job 34:29 in context

  1. 27because they turned away from following him,
    and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
  2. 28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him.
    He heard the cry of the afflicted.
  3. 29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn?
    When he hides his face, who then can see him?
    He is over a nation or a man alike,
  4. 30that the godless man may not reign,
    that there be no one to ensnare the people.
  5. 31“For has any said to God,
    ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.