Job 9:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

Earth

He covereth

Jeremiah 14:4

If not

Job 24:25

Job 32:2

Bible References

Earth

The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.

Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?

from men by your hand, O LORD, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.

For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.'

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty.

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

You make mankind like the fish of the sea, like crawling things that have no ruler.

He covereth

But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.

The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!"

Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

And the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. And the king said, "Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?" As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face.

Because of the ground that is dismayed, since there is no rain on the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

If not

If it is not so, who will prove me a liar and show that there is nothing in what I say?"

Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God.