Parallel Verses New International Version "Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days? King James Bible Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? Darby Bible Translation Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? why do not they that know him see his days? World English Bible "Why aren't times laid up by the Almighty? Why don't those who know him see his days? Young's Literal Translation Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days. Job 24:1 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleWhy, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty - Mr. Good translates: "Wherefore are not doomsdays kept by the Almighty, so that his offenders may eye their periods?" Doomsdays are here used in the same sense as term times; and the wish is, that God would appoint such times that the falsely accused might look forward to them with comfort; knowing that, on their arrival, they should have a fair hearing, and their innocence be publicly declared; and their detractors, and the unjust in general, meet with their deserts. But God reserves the knowledge of these things to himself. "The holy patriarch," says Mr. Good, "has uniformly admitted that in the aggregate scale of Providence the just are rewarded and the wicked punished for their respective deeds, in some period or other of their lives. But he has contended in various places, and especially in Job 21:7-13, that the exceptions to this general rule are numerous: so numerous, as to be sufficient to render the whole scheme of providential interposition perfectly mysterious and incomprehensible, Job 23:8-12; so in the passage before us: if the retribution ye speak of be universal, and which I am ready to admit to a certain extent to be true and unquestionable, I not only ask, Why do the just ever suffer in the midst of their righteousness? but, Why do not the wicked see such retribution displayed before their eyes by stated judgments, so that they may at one and the same time know and tremble?" Treasury of Scripture Knowledge seeing 2 Peter 3:7,8 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store... they that know not see Genesis 18:17,20,21 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do... Psalm 73:16-19 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me... Library Whether the Husband Can on his Own Judgment Put Away his Wife on Account of Fornication?Objection 1: It would seem that the husband can on his own judgment put away his wife on account of fornication. For when sentence has been pronounced by the judge, it is lawful to carry it out without any further judgment. But God, the just Judge, has pronounced this judgment, that a husband may put his wife away on account of fornication. Therefore no further judgment is required for this. Objection 2: Further, it is stated (Mat. 1:19) that Joseph . . . being a just man . . . "was minded to put" … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether the Old Law Set Forth Suitable Precepts About the Members of the Household? Cross References Acts 1:7 He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. Job 15:20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him. Psalm 31:15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. Isaiah 2:12 The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), Jeremiah 46:10 But that day belongs to the Lord, the LORD Almighty-- a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. Obadiah 1:15 "The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head. Zephaniah 1:7 Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited. Jump to Previous Almighty Hid Hidden Judgment Kept Laid Mighty Ruler Stored Times Treasured Vain WhereforeJump to Next Almighty Hid Hidden Judgment Kept Laid Mighty Ruler Stored Times Treasured Vain WhereforeLinks Job 24:1 NIVJob 24:1 NLT Job 24:1 ESV Job 24:1 NASB Job 24:1 KJV Job 24:1 Bible Apps Job 24:1 Biblia Paralela Job 24:1 Chinese Bible Job 24:1 French Bible Job 24:1 German Bible Job 24:1 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |