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Elihu Confirms God’s Justice

Job 34:24

In 11 translations

BSB
He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
KJV
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.number: Heb. searching out
WEB
He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
ASV
He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.
LSV
He breaks the mighty—no searching! And He appoints others in their stead.
YLT
He breaketh the mighty — no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.
DBY
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
DRC
He shall break in pieces many and innumerable, and shall make others to stand in their stead.
GNV
He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.
JPS
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead.
LXXE
For the Lord looks down upon all men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things without number.

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Original-language editions

WLC
יָרֹ֣עַ כַּבִּירִ֣ים לֹא־חֵ֑קֶר וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד אֲחֵרִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃
LXX-Br
Ὁ γὰρ Κύριος πάντας ἐφορᾷ· ὁ καταλαμβάνων ἀνεξιχνίαστα, ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια, ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
  • Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
  • Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
  • Psalms 94:5They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
  • Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
  • Job 12:19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
  • Daniel 5:28–31PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.” Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the…
  • 1 Kings 14:14Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
  • Daniel 2:44–45In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself…
  • Daniel 2:34–35As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on…
  • Jeremiah 51:20–23“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. With you I shatter man and…
  • Job 19:2“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
  • 1 Kings 14:7–8Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel. I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it…
  • 1 Samuel 2:30–36Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who…
  • 1 Samuel 15:28So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

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