The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 9 of Job. Job develops the image of a God whose strength no mortal can resist. If he attempted to present his case before God, he fears that even his own defense would be ineffective. The tension is not a denial of divine justice, but a question of how that justice can be affirmed when personal experience seems to contradict it.
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Das Land aber wird gegeben unter die Hand der Gottlosen, und der Richter Antlitz verhüllt er. Ist's nicht also, wer anders sollte es tun?
La tierra es entregada en manos de los impíos, Y él cubre el rostro de sus jueces. Si no es él, ¿quién es? ¿dónde está?
La terre est livrée aux mains de l'impie; Il voile la face des juges. Si ce n'est pas lui, qui est-ce donc?
La terra è data in mano all’empio, Il qual copre la faccia de’ giudici di essa. Ora, se Iddio non fa questo, chi è egli dunque?
A terra é entregue nas mãos do ímpio; ele cobre o rosto dos juízes; se não é ele, quem é, logo?
世界交在惡人手中; 他蒙蔽世界審判官的臉, 若不是他,那麼是誰呢?
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