Job 34 · Verse 26

Job 34:26

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Job 34:26, King James Version

Job 34:26 in other translations

BSBHe strikes them for their wickedness in full view,
WEBHe strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
ASVHe striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;
YLTAs wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.
DARBYHe striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
BBEThe evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.
WebsterHe striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

What does Job 34:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. He striketh them--chasteneth. as--that is, because they are wicked. sight of others--Sinners hid themselves in darkness; therefore they are punished before all, in open day. Image from the place of public execution (Job 40:12; Ex 14:30; 2Sa 12:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 He striketh them as wicked men - At other times he executes his judgments more openly; and they are suddenly destroyed in the sight of the people.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 34:16-30

Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove the scourges of mankind? It is daring presumption to condemn God's proceedings, as Job had done by his discontents. Elihu suggests divers considerations to Job, to produce in him high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him to submit. Job had often wished to plead his…

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Job 34:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תַּֽחַת\־ta.chat-in place ofH8478
רְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
סְפָקָ֗םse.fa.Kamhe slaps themH5606
בִּמְק֥וֹםbim.Komin a place ofH4725
רֹאִֽים\׃ro.'Im[those who] seeH7200

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 34:26

  • Psalms 58:10-11

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • Deuteronomy 13:9-11

    But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

  • 1 Timothy 5:20

    Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

  • 2 Samuel 12:11-12

    Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  • 1 Timothy 5:24

    Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

  • Isaiah 66:24

    And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

  • Deuteronomy 21:21

    And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

  • Revelation 18:9-10

    And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

  • Exodus 14:30

    Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Ex 14:30; De 13:9-11; 21:21; 2Sa 12:11,12; Ps 58:10,11; Isa 66:24
1Ti 5:20,24; Re 18:9,10,20
open sight of others. Heb. place of beholders.

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Context

  • Job 34:25

    Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

  • Job 34:26

    He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

  • Job 34:27

    Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

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Job 34:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Como á malos los herirá en lugar donde sean vistos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il les frappe comme des méchants dans le lieu où ils sont en vue,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er schlägt sie, wie Übeltäter, auf öffentlichem Platze,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quasi impios percussit eos in loco videntium: