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Job 9:24

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The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If not he, then who is it?

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Job 9:24 in other translations

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he, who then is it?

Job 9:24 · American Standard Version

Job 9:24 in context

  1. 22“It is all the same.
    Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked.
  2. 23If the scourge kills suddenly,
    he will mock at the trial of the innocent.
  3. 24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
    He covers the faces of its judges.
    If not he, then who is it?
  4. 25“Now my days are swifter than a runner.
    They flee away. They see no good.
  5. 26They have passed away as the swift ships,
    as the eagle that swoops on the prey.