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Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Why doesn’t the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment? Why must the godly wait for him in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why do those who know him never see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“<i>Since</i> times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And <i>why</i> do those who know Him not see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not behold His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment? Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know him never see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know Him never see His days? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why doesn't God set a time for court? Why don't his people know where he can be found? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? and why do not they which know him see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Why doesn't the Almighty set aside times [for punishment]? Why don't those who are close to him see his days [of judgment]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why doesn't God set a time for judging, a day of justice for those who serve him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? and why don't those who know him perceive his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Why aren't times made known by Shaddai? Why do not those who know him see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why, seeing times are not hid from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“For this reason from the Mighty One "" Times have not been hidden, "" And those knowing Him have not seen His days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore were not times hidden from the Almighty? and they knowing him saw not his days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Times are not hid from the Almighty: but they that know him, know not his days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The times are not hidden from the Almighty; even those who know him, do not know his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why are times not set by the Almighty, and why do his friends not see his days? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Why are times not kept by the Almighty, and why do those who know him never see his days?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />WHY are the wicked not hidden from the presence of God, and why do those who know him never enjoy their days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why do the evil not hide themselves from the presence of God, and they are famous and they have not seen their days?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know Him see His days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But why have the seasons been hidden from the Lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3646" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">“Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: miš·šad·day (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">does the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6845.htm" title="6845: niṣ·pə·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to hide; by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically to protect, to lurk.">reserve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘it·tîm (N-cp) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">times for judgment?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yō·ḏə·ʿō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Why may those who know Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/2372.htm" title="2372: ḥā·zū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- See, behold. A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate; specifically, to have a vision of.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">His days?</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-13</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:11-13</a></span><br />When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil. / Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. / Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Psalm 73:2-14</a></span><br />But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. / For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1-4</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. / But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2-4</a></span><br />How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? / Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. / Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-1.htm">Psalm 37:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. / For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-3.htm">Psalm 94:3-7</a></span><br />How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? / They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. / They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Malachi 3:14-15</a></span><br />You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? / So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Psalm 10:1-11</a></span><br />Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? / In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. / For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm">2 Peter 3:8-9</a></span><br />Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. / The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a></span><br />No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-30</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:1-3</a></span><br />Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. / For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?</p><p class="hdg">seeing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-15.htm">Psalm 31:15</a></b></br> My times <i>are</i> in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:17</a></b></br> I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for <i>there is</i> a time there for every purpose and for every work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:6,7</a></b></br> Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man <i>is</i> great upon him… </p><p class="hdg">they that know</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Psalm 9:10</a></b></br> And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-10.htm">Psalm 36:10</a></b></br> O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></b></br> And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.</p><p class="hdg">not see</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Genesis 7:4</a></b></br> For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-17.htm">Genesis 18:17,20,21</a></b></br> And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Psalm 73:16-19</a></b></br> When I thought to know this, it <i>was</i> too painful for me; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/23-16.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/23-11.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/23-11.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/job/23-16.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/23-16.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/job/21-34.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/27-2.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/job/28-7.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/28-21.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/29-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/job/24-22.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/job/27-12.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, Job is questioning why God does not set specific times for judgment, especially when the wicked seem to prosper. This reflects a common theme in wisdom literature, where the righteous suffer while the wicked thrive, as seen in Psalms and Ecclesiastes. Theologically, this question challenges the understanding of divine justice and sovereignty. The term "Almighty" emphasizes God's omnipotence, suggesting that He has the power to set such times but chooses not to reveal them. This can be connected to the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of the unknown timing of the final judgment (<a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a>).<p><b>Why may those who know Him never see His days?</b><br>Here, "those who know Him" refers to the righteous or those in a covenant relationship with God. Job is lamenting that even those who are faithful do not witness God's intervention or judgment in their lifetimes. This reflects a deep yearning for divine justice and vindication. The phrase "His days" can be interpreted as the times when God acts decisively in history, often associated with judgment or deliverance. This echoes the prophetic literature, where "the day of the Lord" is a time of both judgment and salvation (<a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a>, <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a>). Theologically, this points to the eschatological hope found in the New Testament, where believers await the return of Christ and the final establishment of God's kingdom (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty (God)</a></b><br>Referred to as the ultimate judge and sovereign ruler, whose timing and purposes are often beyond human understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_know_him.htm">Those who know Him</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the righteous or those who have a relationship with God, who are perplexed by the apparent delay in divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_timing.htm">Understanding Divine Timing</a></b><br>God's timing for judgment and justice is perfect, even when it seems delayed from a human perspective. Trust in His sovereignty and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_struggle_with_injustice.htm">The Struggle with Injustice</a></b><br>Like Job, believers may struggle with the apparent success of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous. This struggle is a part of the human experience and should lead us to deeper trust in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_character.htm">Faith in God's Character</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand His ways, we can have faith in God's unchanging character—He is just, loving, and merciful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously_amid_uncertainty.htm">Living Righteously Amid Uncertainty</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty and perceived injustice, continue to live righteously and maintain a close relationship with God, trusting that He sees and knows all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_community.htm">Encouragement in Community</a></b><br>Engage with fellow believers to find encouragement and strength when grappling with questions about God's justice and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_unchecked_injustice.htm">In Job 24:1, why does God allow human injustice to continue unchecked, contradicting His supposed omnipotence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_bildad_blame_job's_kids'_deaths.htm">How can Bildad confidently claim (Job 8:2-4) that Job's children must have sinned to deserve death, when other passages suggest righteous people can suffer unjustly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_we_exist_and_act_through_him.htm">What does 'like the days of Noah' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXIV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Why, seeing times are not hidden.</span>--Job, in this chapter, gives utterance to this perplexity, as it arises, not from his own case only, but from a survey of God's dealings with the world generally. "Why is it," he asks, "since times and events are not hidden from the Almighty, that they who know Him--that is, believe in and love Him--do not see His days?"--that is, His days of retribution and judgment. Even those who love and serve God are as perplexed about His principles of government as those who know Him not. It is to be observed that the position of the second negative in the Authorised Version of this verse renders it highly ambiguous to the majority of readers. This ambiguity would entirely disappear if we read <span class= "ital">see not </span>instead of "not see."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Why, seeing times are not hidden from the almighty</span>. By "times" seem to be meant God's special periods of exhibiting himself in action as the moral Governor of the world, vindicating the righteous, and taking vengeance upon sinners. Such "times" are frequently spoken of in the prophetical Scriptures as "days of the Lord" (see <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/4-1.htm">Isaiah 4:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6, 9</a>; <a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15</a>; <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1, 11</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7, 14</a>, etc.). They are, of course, "not hidden" from him, seeing that it is he who determines on them beforehand, and, when their fixed date is come, makes them special "days," or "times," different from all others. <span class="cmt_word">Do they who know him not see his days?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> why are even they, who know and serve God, kept in the dark as to these "times," so that they do not foresee them or know when they are coming? This is to Job a great perplexity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">מַדּ֗וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(mad·dū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> </span><span class="str2">Why? for what reason?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does the Almighty</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֭שַּׁדַּי</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reserve</span><br /><span class="heb">נִצְפְּנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(niṣ·pə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6845.htm">Strong's 6845: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">times for judgment?</span><br /><span class="heb">עִתִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘it·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Why may those who know Him</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·ḏə·‘āw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֥זוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His days?</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-1.htm">Job 24:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:1 Why aren't times laid up by (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/23-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 23:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 23:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>