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In the middle of the night they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In a moment they die, in the middle of the night; The people are shaken and pass away; The mighty are taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“In a moment they die, even at midnight The people are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even powerful rulers die in the darkness of night when they least expect it, just like the rest of us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They die suddenly in the middle of the night. People have seizures and pass away. Mighty people are taken away but not by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We may suddenly die at night. God strikes us down and we perish; he kills the mighty with no effort at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"They die suddenly, in the middle of the night; people suffer seizures and pass away; even valiant men can be taken away— and not by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[In] a moment they die, "" And at midnight people shake, "" And they pass away, "" And they remove the mighty without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In a moment shall they die, and the middle of the night shall the people be moved and pass away: and the mighty shall be removed with not a hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will die suddenly, and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night, but they will pass through it, and the violent will be taken away without a hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />in a moment they die, even at midnight. People are shaken, and pass away, the powerful are removed without lifting a hand; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In a moment shall he die, and he shall be consumed at midnight, and pass away; he will be rendered powerless by the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Suddenly they die, and in the middle of the night are consumed and are destroyed and they see The Almighty One, not in power<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside <i>from their right</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-20.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=5293" 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/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mu·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">They die</a> <a href="/hebrew/7281.htm" title="7281: re·ḡa‘ (N-ms) -- A moment. From raga'. A wink, i.e. A very short space of time.">in an instant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2676.htm" title="2676: wa·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Division, middle. From chatsah; the middle.">in the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lā·yə·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">of the night.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘ām (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">The people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1607.htm" title="1607: yə·ḡō·‘ă·šū (V-Pual-Imperf-3mp) -- To shake, quake. A primitive root to agitate violently.">convulse</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and pass away;</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ’ab·bîr (Adj-msc) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">the mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·yā·sî·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">are removed</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.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yāḏ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">human hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.…<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/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a></span><br />When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Daniel 5:30</a></span><br />That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:12</a></span><br />For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Isaiah 30:13</a></span><br />this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-44.htm">Matthew 24:44</a></span><br />For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm">1 Samuel 25:38</a></span><br />About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></span><br />A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Ezekiel 7:25</a></span><br />Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a></span><br />How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a></span><br />But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.</p><p class="hdg">a moment</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a></b></br> How are they <i>brought</i> into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Isaiah 30:13</a></b></br> Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Isaiah 37:38</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="hdg">troubled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29,30</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that <i>was</i> in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a></b></br> Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they <i>were</i> all dead corpses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Matthew 25:6</a></b></br> And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.</p><p class="hdg">the mighty shall be taken away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-37.htm">1 Samuel 25:37-39</a></b></br> But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became <i>as</i> a stone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></b></br> David said furthermore, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a></b></br> Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/21-14.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/luke/9-42.htm">Convulsed</a> <a href="/job/29-18.htm">Die</a> <a href="/job/34-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/33-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">Human</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Instant</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Midnight</a> <a href="/job/34-17.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/27-5.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/32-15.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/job/16-4.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/job/16-12.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/job/33-19.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/job/30-27.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/job/34-19.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Convulsed</a> <a href="/job/36-12.htm">Die</a> <a href="/job/34-36.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/34-26.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Human</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm">Instant</a> <a href="/psalms/55-17.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/psalms/119-62.htm">Midnight</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/job/34-25.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/psalms/2-5.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/job/36-19.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</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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The "middle of the night" suggests a time of vulnerability and unpreparedness, echoing other biblical passages where night symbolizes danger or divine intervention (e.g., <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a>, the death of the Egyptian firstborn). The suddenness of death serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over life and death, as seen in <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which describes life as a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<p><b>The people convulse and pass away;</b><br>The imagery of convulsing suggests a violent or distressing end, highlighting the physical reality of death. This can be seen as a reflection of the human condition under the curse of sin, as described in <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where death is the ultimate consequence of the Fall. The phrase "pass away" is a euphemism for death, indicating the transition from life to the afterlife, a concept explored throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a>, where the spirit returns to God who gave it.<p><b>the mighty are removed without human hand.</b><br>This phrase underscores the idea that no human power or effort is responsible for the removal of the mighty; rather, it is an act of divine will. This reflects the biblical principle that God is the ultimate authority over all rulers and powers, as seen in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God is described as the one who deposes kings and raises up others. The phrase "without human hand" suggests a supernatural intervention, pointing to God's direct involvement in the affairs of humanity, much like the stone "cut out without hands" in <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34</a>, which represents God's kingdom that will ultimately prevail over earthly kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's justice and sovereignty. He is the speaker in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers greatly and seeks understanding of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mighty.htm">The Mighty</a></b><br>Refers to powerful individuals or rulers who are subject to God's sovereign will.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_night.htm">The Night</a></b><br>Symbolic of unexpectedness and vulnerability, often used in Scripture to denote a time when people are unprepared.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The event of God's intervention in human affairs, often sudden and without human agency.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life_and_death.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life and Death</a></b><br>God holds ultimate authority over the timing and manner of life and death. Human power and status do not exempt one from God's sovereign will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unpredictability_of_life.htm">The Unpredictability of Life</a></b><br>Life is fragile and can change in an instant. This should lead us to live with humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_power.htm">The Futility of Human Power</a></b><br>Earthly might and authority are temporary and can be removed without warning. True security is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_readiness.htm">The Call to Readiness</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in a state of spiritual readiness, aware that God's intervention can occur at any moment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Even when human justice fails, we can trust that God will ultimately bring about justice in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_life's_disappointments.htm">What does the Bible say about life's disappointments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_eleazar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Eleazar in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_intelligent_design.htm">What defines the concept of Intelligent Design?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_avoid_sleeping_too_much.htm">What does 'We shall see Him as He is' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">In a moment shall they die</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, "they all alike die, rich and poor together; the hour of death is not hastened for the poor nor delayed for the rich. They all alike die."<p><span class= "bld">Even at midnight the people are troubled. . . .</span>--It is hard to think that the writer did not know of <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm" title="And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.">Exodus 12:29</a>. It is better to read these statements as habitual presents and not as futures: "In a moment they die, even at midnight--the people are shaken and pass away," &c.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In a moment shall they die</span>. All lie under the same law of death - <p><span class="accented">"Pallida Mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas<br />Regumque turres."</span><br /><br />(<span class="note_acc">Horace,'Od.,' 1:4, 11. 13, 14.</span>) In a moment, whenever God wills, they pass from life and disappear, the rich equally with the needy, the powerful prince as much as the outcast and the beggar. <span class="cmt_word">And the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away.</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a>). Such sudden catastrophes are infrequent; but it is within the power of God to produce them at any time. When they occur, they strikingly exemplify the equality of his dealings with all classes of men, since none escape (<a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Exodus 11:5</a>; <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And the mighty shall be taken away without hand</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> without human agency (comp. <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-20.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">They die</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֻתוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mu·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a moment,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֤גַע ׀</span> <span class="translit">(re·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7281.htm">Strong's 7281: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wink, a very short space of time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and at midnight;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲצ֪וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2676.htm">Strong's 2676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Division, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">convulse</span><br /><span class="heb">יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḡō·‘ă·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1607.htm">Strong's 1607: </a> </span><span class="str2">To agitate violently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pass away;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝בִּ֗יר</span> <span class="translit">(’ab·bîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty, valiant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are removed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָסִ֥ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·sî·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</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">human hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-20.htm">Job 34:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:20 In a moment they die even at (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:21" /></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>