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 houses of robbers are in wealth and prosperity; and they that maliciously meddle against God, dwell without care: yea, God giveth all things richly with his hand.

"Wherefore do wicked men live in health and prosperity, come to their old age, and increase in riches?

From the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world, which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

And why? I was grieved at the wicked, to see the ungodly in such prosperity.

O LORD, thou art more righteous than that I should dispute with thee: Nevertheless, let me talk with thee in things reasonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous? And that it goeth so well with them, which without any shame offend and live in wickedness?

This errand of the watcher, is a commandment grounded and sought out, in the counsel of him that is most holy: to learn men for to understand, that the highest hath power over the kingdoms of men; and giveth them to whom it liketh him, and bringeth the very outcasts of men over them.'

O king, God the highest gave unto Nebuchadnezzar, thy father, the dignity of a king, with worship and honor:

After this I saw in a vision by night, and behold, the fourth beast was grim and horrible, and marvelous strong. It had great iron teeth, it devoured and destroyed, and stamped the residue under feet. It was far unlike the other beasts that were before it: for it had ten horns, whereof I took good heed.

Thou makest men as the fish in the sea, and like as the creeping beasts, that have no guide.

He covereth

And David went up on Mount Olivet and wept as he went, and had his head covered and went thereto barefoot. And all the people that was with him, had every man his head covered, and as they went, wept also.

And the king hid his face and cried with a loud voice, "My son Absalom, Absalom my son my son."

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate, but Haman gat him home in all the haste, mourning bare-headed,

And when the king came again out of the palace garden into the parlor where they had eaten, Haman had laid him upon the bed that Esther sat upon. Then said the king, "Will he force the queen also? Beside me, in the house?" As soon as that word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

For the ground shall be dried up, because there cometh no rain upon it. The plowmen also shall be ashamed, and shall cover their heads.

If not

Is it not so? Who will then reprove me as a liar, and say that my words are nothing worth?"

But Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite of the kindred of Ram, was very sore displeased at Job, that he called himself just before God.