CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 24:25 If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/job/24-25.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/18/18_Job_24_25.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Job 24:25 - Job: Judgment for the Wicked" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/job/24-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/job/24-25.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/job/">Job</a> > <a href="/job/24.htm">Chapter 24</a> > Verse 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad5.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/job/24-24.htm" title="Job 24:24">◄</a> Job 24:25 <a href="/job/25-1.htm" title="Job 25:1">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220If this is not so, who can prove me false and reduce my words to nothing?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can anyone claim otherwise? Who can prove me wrong?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If it is not so, who will prove me a liar and show that there is nothing in what I say?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if <i>it be</i> not <i>so</i> now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Now if <i>it is</i> not <i>so,</i> who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And if this is not so, who can prove me a liar And make my speech worthless?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If I haven't spoken the truth, then prove me wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If it isn't so, who can prove I'm a liar and show that my words are worthless?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can anyone deny that this is so? Can anyone prove that my words are not true? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If it isn't so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if it is not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech of no worth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If it isn’t so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if not now, who proves me a liar, "" And makes my word of nothing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if not now, who will cause me to lie, and set my words for nought?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and set my words before God? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But, if this is not so, who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If this be not so, who can make me a liar, and reduce my words to nothing? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If it is not so, who will prove me a liar, and show that there is nothing in what I say?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if it is not because of his anger, then who will make me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing before God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if it was not his anger, he will convict me of lying, and my word shall be considered before God” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, and will make my words of no account?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-25.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=3814" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’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.">this is not so,</a> <a href="/hebrew/645.htm" title="645: ’ê·p̄ōw (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/3576.htm" title="3576: yaḵ·zî·ḇê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To lie, be a liar. A primitive root; to lie, literally or figuratively.">can prove me a liar</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·yā·śêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and reduce</a> <a href="/hebrew/4405.htm" title="4405: mil·lā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A word, speech, utterance. From malal">my words</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: lə·’al (Prep-l:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">to nothing?”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-29.htm">Job 6:29-30</a></span><br />Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake. / Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-5.htm">Job 27:5-6</a></span><br />I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die. / I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-35.htm">Job 31:35-37</a></span><br />(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment. / Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown. / I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-32.htm">Job 33:32</a></span><br />But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-5.htm">Job 34:5-6</a></span><br />For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice. / Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8</a></span><br />Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Psalm 7:3-5</a></span><br />O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands, / if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, / then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. / Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11-12</a></span><br />Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. / They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a></span><br />He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Isaiah 50:8-9</a></span><br />The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me! / Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Jeremiah 2:35</a></span><br />you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-37.htm">Matthew 12:37</a></span><br />For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?</p><p class="hdg">who will make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24</a></b></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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-2.htm">Job 11:2,3</a></b></br> Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-2.htm">Job 15:2</a></b></br> Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/21-31.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-18.htm">Liar</a> <a href="/job/19-5.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/21-2.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/job/15-3.htm">Value</a> <a href="/job/21-2.htm">Word</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Words</a> <a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Worth</a> <a href="/job/15-31.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/26-3.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Liar</a> <a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/job/28-10.htm">Value</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Word</a> <a href="/job/26-4.htm">Words</a> <a href="/job/28-13.htm">Worth</a> <a href="/job/34-18.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </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/24.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/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If this is not so,</b><br>Job is challenging his friends and asserting the truth of his observations about the prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous. This phrase reflects Job's confidence in his understanding of the world, despite the arguments of his friends. In the broader context of the book, Job's statement underscores the theme of human suffering and divine justice, which is a central issue throughout the text. This phrase invites readers to consider the nature of truth and the difficulty of discerning it in a fallen world.<p><b>then who can prove me a liar</b><br>Job is asserting the integrity of his observations and experiences. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, honor and truthfulness were highly valued, and being called a liar was a serious accusation. Job's challenge here is not just to his friends but to anyone who might question his integrity. This echoes the broader biblical theme of truth, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/8-32.htm">John 8:32</a>, where Jesus speaks of the truth setting people free. Job's confidence in his own truthfulness can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate embodiment of truth.<p><b>and reduce my words to nothing?”</b><br>Job is emphasizing the validity and weight of his words. In the historical context, words were powerful and carried significant authority, especially in legal and social settings. Job's insistence that his words cannot be reduced to nothing highlights his belief in the justice of his cause. This phrase can be connected to the biblical theme of the enduring nature of God's word, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where God's word is described as accomplishing what He desires. Job's words, though human, reflect a deep yearning for justice and truth, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of these in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this chapter, Job is responding to his friends' accusations and defending his observations about the apparent prosperity of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have been debating with Job, insisting that his suffering must be due to some hidden sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Throughout <a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job 24</a>, Job describes the actions and apparent prosperity of the wicked, questioning why they often seem to escape immediate judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and sovereign, whose ways and timing are often beyond human understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>The setting of Job's discourse, representing the world where injustice and suffering are observed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_god's_justice.htm">The Mystery of God's Justice</a></b><br>God's ways are often inscrutable, and His timing in dealing with the wicked may not align with human expectations. Believers are called to trust in His ultimate justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's discourse reminds us that suffering is a part of the human experience, and it is not always a direct result of personal sin. Christians should be compassionate and avoid quick judgments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the apparent success of the wicked, believers are encouraged to remain faithful, trusting that God sees and will ultimately reward righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_eternal_perspective.htm">The Importance of Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Like Job, Christians are encouraged to look beyond present circumstances and hold onto the hope of God's eternal justice and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_honest_dialogue_with_god.htm">The Role of Honest Dialogue with God</a></b><br>Job's candid conversation with God models the importance of bringing our doubts and questions to Him, trusting that He is big enough to handle them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_quality_of_life.htm">What is the meaning of 'Foundation of the World'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_disasters_occur_if_god_is_awake.htm">Psalm 121:4 - If God 'never slumbers nor sleeps,' why do disasters and injustices seemingly go unchecked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_friedrich_nietzsche.htm">What is the origin of angels?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">And if it be not so now.</span>--Job also has his facts, as ready and as incontrovertible as those of his friends, and yet irreconcilable with theirs.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And if it be not so now</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "if these things be not as I say." <span class="cmt_word">Who will make me a liar?</span> Which of you will stand forth and disprove them, and so "make me a liar "? And make my speech nothing worth! Show, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> my whole discourse to be valueless. This bold challenge no one attempts to take up. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-25.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">this is not so,</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">then</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֭פוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·p̄ōw)</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">מִ֣י</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">can prove me a liar</span><br /><span class="heb">יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yaḵ·zî·ḇê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3576.htm">Strong's 3576: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie, be a liar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and reduce</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָשֵׂ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·śêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my words</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלָּתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4405.htm">Strong's 4405: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a discourse, a topic</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to nothing?”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝אַ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-25.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:25 If it isn't so now who will (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/25-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 25:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 25:1" /></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>