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If it is not he, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked, and God blinds the eyes of the judges. If he’s not the one who does it, who is?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges— if it is not he, who then is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, <i>and</i> who <i>is</i> he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not <i>He,</i> who else could it be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The earth is handed over to the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If <i>it is</i> not <i>He,</i> then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If <i>it is</i> not <i>He,</i> then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If <i>it is</i> not <i>He</i>, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth is handed over to the wicked; he blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t he, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth is handed over to the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it isn&#8217t He, then who is it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And who else but God blindfolds the judges, then lets the wicked take over the earth? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The earth is handed over to the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If he isn't the one [doing this], who is?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God gave the world to the wicked. He made all the judges blind. And if God didn't do it, who did? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of its judges; if not, where, and who is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Earth has been given "" Into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of her judges, "" If not—where, who [is] he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked, he covereth the face of the judges thereof: and if it be not he, who is it then? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Since the earth has been given into the hand of the impious, he covers the face of its judges; for if it is not him, then who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hands of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges. If it is not he, who then is it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the eyes of its judges— if it is not he, who then is it?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The earth is handed over to the wicked; and the faces of the judges are covered; if not, who can endure their wrath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Earth he has given into the hand of The Wicked One and the faces of Judges are covered, but who endures his anger?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they are delivered into the hands of the unrighteous <i>man</i>: he covers the faces of the judges <i>of the earth</i>: but if it be not he, who is it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-24.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=1422" 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/9.htm">Job: How Can I Argue with God?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">The earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tə·nāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is given</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">He blindfolds</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: yə·ḵas·seh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- To judge, govern. ">its judges.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</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.">it is not He,</a> <a href="/hebrew/645.htm" title="645: ’ê·p̄ō·w (Conj) -- Then. Or hephowe; from poh; strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then.">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">is it?</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.…<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="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2-5</a></span><br />“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah / Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20-23</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. / Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. / Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1</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?<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="/micah/3-9.htm">Micah 3:9-11</a></span><br />Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, / who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. / Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:16</a></span><br />Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Isaiah 59:14-15</a></span><br />So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. / Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Amos 5:7</a></span><br />There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Malachi 2:17</a></span><br />You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Proverbs 17:15</a></span><br />Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31</a></span><br />Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Ephesians 2:2</a></span><br />in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a></span><br />We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covers the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?</p><p class="hdg">earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6-10</a></b></br> The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth <i>abundantly</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-15</a></b></br> Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a></b></br> From men <i>which are</i> thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, <i>which have</i> their portion in <i>this</i> life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid <i>treasure</i>: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their <i>substance</i> to their babes.</p><p class="hdg">he covereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a></b></br> And David went up by the ascent of <i>mount</i> Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that <i>was</i> with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">2 Samuel 19:4</a></b></br> But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12</a></b></br> And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.</p><p class="hdg">if not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25</a></b></br> And if <i>it be</i> not <i>so</i> now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-2.htm">Job 32:2</a></b></br> Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/7-5.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-1.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/job/9-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/job/9-4.htm">Face</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/job/4-13.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/job/9-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/9-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/9-22.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-26.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/job/10-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/job/9-33.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/9-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/job/11-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/9-29.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Job 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm">Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's lament about the apparent triumph of evil in the world. In the context of the Book of Job, Job is responding to his friends who insist that suffering is always a result of personal sin. Job observes that the wicked often prosper, which seems to contradict the idea of immediate divine justice. This sentiment is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a>, where the psalmist struggles with the prosperity of the wicked. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine justice, where the righteous were expected to prosper and the wicked to suffer. Theologically, it raises questions about God's sovereignty and the presence of evil, which are central themes in the Book of Job.<p><b>He blindfolds its judges.</b><br>This phrase suggests that justice is perverted or obscured. In ancient times, judges were expected to be impartial and wise, often seen as representatives of divine justice. The imagery of blindfolding implies a deliberate act of preventing justice from being served. This can be connected to <a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Isaiah 5:23</a>, where corrupt leaders are condemned for justifying the wicked for a bribe. Theologically, it raises the issue of human fallibility and the corruption of justice systems, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature. It also points to the need for a perfect judge, which Christians see fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect justice and righteousness.<p><b>If it is not He, then who is it?</b><br>This rhetorical question emphasizes the sovereignty of God over all events, including the allowance of evil and injustice. Job is acknowledging that, ultimately, God is in control, even if His ways are inscrutable. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a>, where God declares His control over both light and darkness. The question challenges the reader to consider the mystery of God's providence and the limits of human understanding. It also foreshadows the resolution of the Book of Job, where God speaks out of the whirlwind, affirming His wisdom and authority over creation.<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 described as blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He is undergoing severe trials and is questioning the justice of God in his suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Refers to those who act in opposition to God's will and righteousness. In this context, they are seen as having control over the earth, which is a source of Job's lament.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judges.htm">Judges</a></b><br>Symbolic of those in authority who are expected to uphold justice. Job accuses them of being blinded or having their faces covered, implying corruption or a lack of true justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate sovereign who Job acknowledges as having control over the earth, even as he struggles to understand His ways.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents the realm of human existence and the stage upon which the drama of Job's life and the lives of others unfold.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is ultimately in control, even when the world seems dominated by wickedness. This calls for trust in His greater plan and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_injustice.htm">The Reality of Injustice</a></b><br>Acknowledge that injustice is a reality in a fallen world. Believers are called to be agents of justice and righteousness, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Faith in Suffering</a></b><br>Job's struggle teaches us the importance of maintaining faith and integrity, even when we do not understand God's ways or the reasons for our suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteous_leadership.htm">The Call to Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>Those in positions of authority are reminded of their responsibility to uphold justice and truth, serving as God's representatives on earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_ultimate_justice.htm">Hope in God's Ultimate Justice</a></b><br>While the wicked may seem to prevail now, Scripture assures us that God's justice will ultimately be fulfilled. Believers can find hope in this promise.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_evil_to_reign.htm">In Job 9:24, the statement that the earth is handed over to the wicked seems to contradict God’s sovereignty—why would an omnipotent God permit evil to reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_18_align_with_wicked_unpunished.htm">How can Job 18's portrayal of swift divine retribution be reconciled with real-world cases where the wicked seem to escape judgment?</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/why_do_wicked_people_prosper_despite_psalm_37_9.htm">How can Psalm 37:9 ('evildoers shall be cut off') be taken seriously when many wicked individuals throughout history have lived long and prosperous lives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The earth is given into the hand of the wicked</span>. As a further proof of God's indifference to the sufferings of the innocent, Job adduces the fact that, in the high places of the earth, are mostly set wicked persons, who oppress and persecute the righteous. This has probably been true, in the East at any rate, at all times. <span class="cmt_word">He covereth the faces of the judges thereof</span>. God covers up the eyes of those who have to judge between the oppressors and the oppressed, so that they pervert judgment, and side with the oppressors. He does this, since he permits it to be done. Corrupt judges are among the perennial curses of the East. <span class="cmt_word">If not, where</span>, and <span class="cmt_word">who is he?</span> rather, <span class="accented">If it be not he</span> <span class="accented">who then is it?</span> (see the Revised Version). Job argues that the established condition of things in human society must be ascribed to God, since (at least) he allows it. There is no one else to whom it can be ascribed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-24.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">The earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֤רֶץ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is given</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְּנָ֬ה</span> <span class="translit">(nit·tə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">בְֽיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked;</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He blindfolds</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its judges.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is not [He],</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֖א</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">then</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵפ֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·p̄ō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_645.htm">Strong's 645: </a> </span><span class="str2">Here, now, then</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] it?</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-24.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:24 The earth is given into the hand (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:25" /></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>