Job 34:21

“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

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WEBBE

“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

BSB

For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.

KJV

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

ASV

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

BBE

For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

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כִּי־ ki- for H3588 עֵינָיו 'ei·nav eyes his H5869 עַל־ 'al- [are] on H5921 דַּרְכֵי־ dar·khei- [the] ways of H1870 אִישׁ 'ish everyone H376 וְכָל־ ve·khol and all H3605 צְעָדָיו tze·'a·dav steps his H6806 יִרְאֶה yir·'eh he sees H7200

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 cause before God. Elihu asks, To what purpose? All is well that God does, and will be found so. What can make those uneasy, whose souls dwell at ease in God? The smiles of all the world cannot quiet those on whom God frowns.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.