He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
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Passages linked to Job 34:26 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 58:10-11 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”
- Exodus 14:30 Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- Deuteronomy 13:9-11 but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people. You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.
- Deuteronomy 21:21 All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall remove the evil from among you. All Israel shall hear, and fear.
- 2 Samuel 12:11-12 “This is what Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’ ”
- Isaiah 66:24 “They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
- 1 Timothy 5:20 Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
- 1 Timothy 5:24 Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
- Revelation 18:9-10 The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning, standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’
- Revelation 18:20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, openly in the sight of all men.
Meaning, openly in the sight of all men.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Job 34:26 He striketh them as wicked men in…
Job 34:26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Ver. 26. He striketh them as wicked men, &c.] Complodit cos, saith Junius, scilicet ut inflatas vesicas in sun ipsorum sede, he striketh upon them, as blown bladders, in their own seat. This is an elegant similitude, setting forth the sudden overthrow of graceless great ones, as with a kind of noise, and not without public notice; for it followeth,
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In the open sight of others] Heb. In the place of beholders, in proscenio, as upon a stage or scaffold, Discant iustitiam moniti; et non temnere numen, others may hear and fear, and do no more so. God is pleased for this purpose to bang up some notorious offenders as it were in gibbets; as Pharaoh, Sennacherib, Antiochus, Herod, Julian. See those writs of execution, 1Co 10:5-7, and be wise by others’ woes; enjoy their follies, and gather, with the bee, sweet honey out of those bitter weeds, Poena ad paucos, metus ad omnes. Punishment to the poor, fear at all.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain As wicked men, i.e. as he useth to smite…
As wicked men, i.e. as he useth to smite wicked men, with a grievous and terrible stroke. Compare Isa 27:7. Or, for wicked men; or, because they are wicked men, therefore he destroys them without any regard to their quality.
In the open sight of others; in public view, for their greater shame, and for the greater glory of God’s justice, and for the greater terror of other oppressors, and comfort of the oppressed.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So that they cause the cry of the poor…
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him,.... To God; through their oppressions of the poor they are made to cry by reason of them, and who come to God with their cries, and tears, and supplications, and which enter into the ears of the Lord of hosts;
and he heareth the cry of the afflicted; as he did the cry of the Israelites under Egyptian bondage; he is a God hearing and answering prayer, and he particularly attends to the cry of the humble and of the afflicted, and arises for their help and deliverance.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain As - Because they are wicked men. In the…
As - Because they are wicked men. In the open light - In publick view for their greater shame, and for the greater glory of his justice.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 26. He striketh them as wicked men] At…
Verse 26. He striketh them as wicked men] At other times he executes his judgments more openly; and they are suddenly destroyed in the sight of the people.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He striketh them as wicked men - literally, “Under…
He striketh them as wicked men - literally, “Under the wicked, or on account of the wicked, he smites them.” That is, he deals with them “as if” they were wicked; he regards and treats them as such. He deals with them “under” the general character of wicked people, and punishes them accordingly.
In the open sight of others - Margin, as in Hebrew “in the place of beholders.” The idea is, that it is done openly or publicly. Their sins had been committed in secret, but they are punished openly. The manifestation of the divine displeasure is in the presence of spectators, or is so open and public, that it cannot but be seen. It is very probable that in all this description Elihu had his eye upon the public calamities which had come upon Job, and that he meant to include him among the number of mighty men whom God thus suddenly overturned.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sight. Literally, "in the place of the beholders," (Haydock)…
Sight. Literally, "in the place of the beholders," (Haydock) in public. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain He striketh them--chasteneth.
He striketh them--chasteneth.
as--that is, because they are wicked.
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sight of others--Sinners hid themselves in darkness; therefore they are punished before all, in open day. Image from the place of public execution (Job 40:12; Exo 14:30; Sa2 12:12).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 26. In the open sight of others — Literally,…
26. In the open sight of others — Literally, They (the mighty) are punished like malefactors, in the place of beholders; that is, where all can see, in order that they may take warning.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (26) He striketh them as wicked men.—Rather, in the…
(26) He striketh them as wicked men.—Rather, in the place of wicked men he striketh them: i.e., the wicked—that is, “He executeth His judgments in the sight of all beholders, striking down wicked men in their very place, so that there can be no doubt as to who are stricken or why they are stricken.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He striketh them as wicked men; i.e. as open…
He striketh them as wicked men; i.e. as open and acknowledged malefactors. In the open sight of others; literally, in the place of beholders; i.e. publicly, openly, where their fate is an example to others.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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In the open sight of others, he kills them for their wicked deeds like criminals
This phrase compares the way that these people die to how criminals die. AT: "He kills them for their wicked deeds, in the open sight of others as if they were criminals" (See: Simile)
In the open sight of others
This is an idiom. AT: "In a place where everyone can see" (See: Idiom)
he kills them
This speaks of God causing these people to die, though he does not actually strike them with a sword himself. He may cause someone else to kill them or disaster to come upon them. AT: "he causes them to die" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
his ways
This refers to God's instructions for how people should behave. (See: Idiom)
they made the cry of poor people come to him
The word "cry" can be expressed as a verb. This speaks of God hearing their cry as if the cry were a person that came to him. AT: "they made the poor people cry, and God heard them" (See: Abstract Nouns and Personification)
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afflicted
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 34:26 When God renders justice openly, it leads to…
34:26 When God renders justice openly, it leads to proper fear among the wicked (Deut 21:21; 1 Tim 5:20) and to public rejoicing among the righteous (cp. Exod 14:30-31).
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