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That’s why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> one <i>thing</i>, therefore I said <i>it</i>, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It <i>is</i> all one <i>thing;</i> Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“It is <i>all</i> one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It is all one; therefore I say, &#8216He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“It is <i>all</i> one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is <i>all</i> one; therefore I say, ‘He consumes the blameless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“It is <i>all</i> one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys [both] the blameless and the wicked.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is all the same. Therefore I say, “He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is all the same. Therefore I say, &#8220He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What difference does it make? God destroys the innocent along with the guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is all the same. That is why I say, 'He destroys [both] the man of integrity and the wicked.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I say it's all the same— he destroys both the blameless and the guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is all the same, and so I say, ?He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"It is all one! That is why I say, 'He destroys the blameless and the guilty.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"It is all the same. Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This is one thing, therefore I said it, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“It is all the same. Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It is the same thing, therefore I said, "" He is consuming the perfect and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It is the same thing, therefore I said, 'The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It is one: for this, I said, The blameless one and the unjust one he finishes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />One thing there is that I have spoken, both the innocent and the wicked he consumeth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />There is one thing that I have said: both the innocent and the impious he consumes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It is all one! therefore I say: Both the innocent and the wicked he destroys. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is all one; therefore I say, he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It is all the same; therefore I say, He destroys both the righteous and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />It is one, because of this I have said: ‘He is destroying the righteous and the wicked.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It is all one--therefore I say: He destroyeth the innocent and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-22.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=1410" 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">21</span>Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">It</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">is all the same,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and so</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">‘He</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: mə·ḵal·leh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">destroys</a> <a href="/hebrew/8535.htm" title="8535: tām (Adj-ms) -- Complete. From tamam; complete; usually pious; specifically, gentle, dear.">both the blameless</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: wə·rā·šā‘ (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">and the wicked.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.…<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="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:2-3</a></span><br />It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. / This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.<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="/luke/13-1.htm">Luke 13:1-5</a></span><br />At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. / To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way? / No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Psalm 73:12-14</a></span><br />Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth. / Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands. / For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-11</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17-18</a></span><br />For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? / And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10-12</a></span><br />For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. / Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.<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="/malachi/3-18.htm">Malachi 3:18</a></span><br />So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Psalm 34:19-21</a></span><br />Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. / He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. / Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-31.htm">Proverbs 11:31</a></span><br />If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-1.htm">John 9:1-3</a></span><br />Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7</a></span><br />that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroys the perfect and the wicked.</p><p class="hdg">He destroyeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:1-3</a></b></br> For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, <i>are</i> in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred <i>by</i> all <i>that is</i> before them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3,4</a></b></br> And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I <i>am</i> against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-2.htm">Luke 13:2-4</a></b></br> And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-21.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Consuming</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/exodus/21-26.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/job/8-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/job/9-12.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/job/6-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/12-4.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Consuming</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/job/12-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/job/9-32.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Wrong</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>It is all the same</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's perception of the apparent lack of distinction in God's treatment of people, regardless of their moral standing. In the context of Job's suffering, it highlights his struggle to understand divine justice. This sentiment echoes the existential questions found in Ecclesiastes, where the Preacher observes the seeming futility and randomness of life (<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:2-3</a>). Job's statement can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament revelation of God's ultimate justice and mercy through Christ, who offers redemption to all, regardless of their past.<p><b>and so I say</b><br>Job's declaration is a personal conclusion drawn from his intense suffering and the counsel of his friends. This reflects the human tendency to interpret personal experiences as universal truths. In the broader biblical narrative, it underscores the importance of seeking divine wisdom and understanding beyond human reasoning, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which advises trust in the Lord over one's own understanding.<p><b>‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’</b><br>This assertion challenges the retributive justice theology prevalent in Job's time, which held that good is rewarded and evil is punished. Job's experience contradicts this belief, as he, a blameless man, suffers immensely. This theme is explored throughout the book, culminating in God's response, which emphasizes His sovereignty and the limitations of human understanding (Job 38-41). Theologically, this points to the mystery of God's providence and foreshadows the New Testament teaching that suffering can serve a greater purpose, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>. Additionally, it prefigures the suffering of Christ, the truly blameless one, who was "destroyed" for the sake of humanity's redemption, highlighting the paradox of divine justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator, whose ways and judgments are beyond human understanding. Job is wrestling with understanding God's justice in the midst of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends_of_job.htm">The Friends of Job</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, often suggesting that suffering is a direct result of sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a place of ancient wisdom and prosperity, yet also a place where Job experiences profound loss and suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity and protection from God.<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's ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Our limited perspective cannot fully grasp His divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_suffering.htm">The Mystery of Suffering</a></b><br>Accept that suffering is a complex issue that does not always correlate directly with personal sin or righteousness. Trust in God's ultimate plan and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_uncertainty.htm">Faith in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Maintain faith and integrity even when circumstances seem unjust or inexplicable. Job's account encourages believers to hold onto their faith despite life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_impartiality.htm">God's Impartiality</a></b><br>Understand that God's blessings and trials are not always distributed based on human merit. This calls for humility and reliance on God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While immediate justice may not be evident, trust in God's ultimate justice and righteousness, which will be revealed in His perfect timing.<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/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</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_can_david_claim_blamelessness.htm">(2 Samuel 22:21-25) How can David claim blamelessness here when other passages (e.g., 2 Samuel 11) describe serious moral failures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_colossae_church's_role.htm">Did Job's words contain any sin?</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 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is one thing</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the matter is one</span> or <span class="accented">it is all one</span>. There is no difference, that is, between the case of the righteous and the wicked; all are alike sinful in God's sight, all equally "concluded under sin" (<a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Galatians 3:22</a>), and all consequently obnoxious to punishment at his hands (comp. <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:2</a>). In a certain sense the statement is true, and corresponds with the argument of <a href="/romans/1.htm">Romans 1-3</a>; but no account is taken here of God's gracious forgiveness of sin, much less of the general scheme of redemption, or the compensation for earthly sufferings in an eternity of happiness, on which the hope of the Christian rests. <span class="cmt_word">Therefore I said it</span>; rather, <span class="accented">therefore I say</span> with the Revised Version. <span class="cmt_word">He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked</span>. <span class="accented">As</span> <span class="accented">far as this</span> world is concerned, it is undoubtedly true that calamities fall alike upon the just and upon the unjust. Death is the lot of all; trouble, suffering, grief, the lot of all (<a href="/job/6-7.htm">Job 6:7</a>). Nor can it even be said that the wicked in this world suffer more than the good (comp. 1 Oct. 1529). Their sufferings are more the natural consequence of their actions, but do not seem to exceed in amount or severity the sufferings of the good. But this only shows that there must be a future life to redress the apparent injustice of the present one, and set the balance right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-22.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">It</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֥יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine 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 /><br /><span class="word">is all the same;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that is why</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I say,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֑רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</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 /><br /><span class="word">destroys</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכַלֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵal·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both the blameless</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8535.htm">Strong's 8535: </a> </span><span class="str2">Complete, pious, gentle, dear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the wicked.’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-22.htm">Job 9:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-22.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:22 It is all the same (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:23" /></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>