Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?
New American Standard Bible
He
If it is not He, then who is it?
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
He blindfolds
If it isn’t He, then who is it?
International Standard Version
A land is given into the hands of a wicked person; he covers the faces of its judges. If it is not God, then who is it?"
A Conservative Version
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of the judges of it. If not [he], who then is it?
American Standard Version
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?
Amplified
“The earth is given into the hands of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice].
If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?
Darby Translation
The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked man; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
Julia Smith Translation
The earth was given into the hand of the unjust one: he will cover the faces of her judges; if not now, who is it?
King James 2000
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covers the faces of its judges; if not he, who then is it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
The earth is given into [the] hand of [the] wicked; he covers the face of its judge-- if [it is] not [he], then who [is] it?
Modern King James verseion
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges; if it is not He, then who is it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the world, he giveth it over into the power of the wicked; and he shall cover the faces of the judges thereof. Is it not so? Where is he - or who is he - that can show the contrary?
NET Bible
If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?
New Heart English Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?
The Emphasized Bible
The earth, hath been given into the hand of a lawless one, The faces of her judges, he covereth, If not, then who is it?
Webster
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of its judges; if not, where, and who is he?
World English Bible
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?
Youngs Literal Translation
Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who is he?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:24
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Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
23 If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong. 24 The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it? 25 My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.
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Cross References
Job 10:3
What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?
Job 24:25
And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?
2 Samuel 15:30
And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.
2 Samuel 19:4
But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Esther 6:12
And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
Esther 7:8
Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
Job 12:6-10
There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.
Job 12:17
He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
Job 16:11
God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.
Job 21:7-15
Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?
Job 32:2
And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;
Psalm 73:3-7
Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
Jeremiah 14:4
Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.
Daniel 4:17
This order is fixed by the watchers, and the decision is by the word of the holy ones: so that the living may be certain that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure, lifting up over it the lowest of men.
Daniel 5:18-21
As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
Daniel 7:7-28
After this, in my vision of the night, I saw a fourth beast, a thing causing fear and very troubling, full of power and very strong; and it had great iron teeth: it took its food, crushing some of it to bits and stamping down the rest with its feet: it was different from all the beasts before it; and it had ten horns.
Habakkuk 1:14-17
He has made men like the fishes of the sea, like the worms which have no ruler over them.