Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 34:25
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth [them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.
25 27. Armed with such omniscient insight ( therefore, Job 34:25) He knoweth men’s works, and His judgment overtakes them without fail.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Therefore he knoweth their works – Or, Because he knoweth their works. The word ( laken) here rendered therefore is evidently used as denoting that since or because he was intimately acquainted with all which they did, he could justly bring vengeance upon them without long investigation.
And he overturneth them in the night – literally, he turneth night; meaning, probably, he turns night upon them; that is, he brings calamity upon them. The word night is often used to denote calamity, or ruin. Umbreit understands it in the sense of turning about the night; that is, that they had covered up their deeds as in the night, but that God so turns the night about as to bring them to the light of day. The Vulgate renders it et ideireo inducit noctem, and therefore he brings night; that is, he brings adversity and ruin. This is probably the correct interpretation.
So that they are destroyed – Margin, crushed. The idea is, that when God thus brings adversity upon them, they are prostrated beneath his power.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 25. He knoweth their works] He knows what they have done, and what they are plotting to do.
He overturneth them in the night] In the revolution of a single night the plenitude of power on which the day closed is annihilated. See the cases of Belshazzar and Babylon.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
i.e. Hence it appears that he knows all their evil works, because he judgeth them for them. God or men are ofttimes said in Scripture to know or do a thing, when they only manifest their knowing and doing of it. Or, became, &c., as this particle is used, Isa 26:14; 61:7. So this is subjoined as the ground or reason why he punisheth them, as is related both in the foregoing and in the following words, because he sees all their wicked designs and actions.
He overturneth them in the night, i.e. when they are at rest and secure; at midnight, as it is Job 34:20. Or, he turneth or bringeth upon them the night, to wit, of calamity and tribulation, as the next words explain it, and as the words
night and darkness are oft used. Or, he turneth the night, to wit, into day, i.e. he knoweth all their deeds of darkness, and bringeth them to light. See above, Job 34:22.
So that they are destroyed, Heb. and (or then, or therefore; for both these ways this particle is sometimes used) they shall be destroyed, or broken to pieces.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
25. Thereforebecause He knowsall things (Job 34:21). Heknows their works, without a formal investigation (Job34:24).
in the nightsuddenly,unexpectedly (Job 34:20).Fitly in the night, as it was in it that the godless hidthemselves (Job 34:22).UMBREIT, lesssimply, for “overturneth,” translates, “walketh”;that is, God is ever on the alert, discovering all wickedness.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Therefore he knoweth their works,…. Being God omniscient, or rather takes notice of them, weighs and considers them, and gives to man according to them; or rather makes them known, for of his omniscience Elihu had spoken before; he makes them known to themselves, fastens convictions of their evil ways and works on their consciences, and obliges them to confess them, as the instances of Cain, Pharaoh, and others, show; and he makes them known to others by the judgment he executes, as on the old world, Sodom and Gomorrah; and the works of all will be made manifest at the day of judgment;
and he overturneth [them] in the night; literally taken, as the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain in the night, Ex 12:30; and Pharaoh and his host were drowned in the Red sea in the night,
Ex 15:4; and the Assyrian army were destroyed by an angel in one night, 2Ki 19:35; and Belshazzar was killed in the night, and the Babylonian empire translated to the Medes and Persians at the same time, Da 5:30: or figuratively, that is, suddenly, at unawares, and by surprise, and as quickly and easily as the night is turned into day; and such a revolution is made, as when he turns the night into day, and discovers and makes known all their secret actions committed in the dark; or he turns the night of calamity upon them, and puts an end to their light of temporal happiness and prosperity; or turns the night of death and everlasting wrath and justice on them, the blackness of darkness upon them:
so that they are destroyed; both in a temporal sense, on every side, with an utter destruction; and in a spiritual sense, with an everlasting one.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(25) Therefore.We should expect because rather; but the writer, believing in Gods justice, infers that since God acts thus He knoweth the works of man, and has grounds for acting as He acts.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Guided by unerring wisdom God goeth forth with the hand of an almighty one against the mighty, and suddenly crushes them in the presence of many beholders. His omniscience and his impartial love of his creatures are guarantees that HIS OMNIPOTENT POWER shall not err in the allotment of good and evil, Job 34:25-30.
25. Therefore A logical inference from Job 34:23, and the central thought of Job 34:24, that God acts without prolonged examination.
In the night Sudden is his work of retribution, for he overturneth the wicked in a night. Or, night may be the grammatical object of the verb , (compare Exo 10:19; 1Sa 10:9; Job 30:15,) and be read, “He (God) turneth night;” that is, God brings on night, in the sense of great calamity.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Job 34:25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth [them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Ver. 25. Therefore he knoweth their works ] It appeareth by their punishment that God took notice of their wicked works, though they thought otherwise; yea, when they know not, or are not aware of it, he overthroweth them therefore. This he doth in the night, i.e. suddenly and unexpectedly. Others render it, As soon as he hath changed the night they are crushed; that is, as soon as he hath brought forth the light which revealeth all things, Eph 5:19 , and layeth them open to public view, who before were taken for better men, they are destroyed, as public pests.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
destroyed = crushed
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
he knoweth: Psa 33:15, Isa 66:18, Hos 7:2, Amo 8:7, Rev 20:12
in the: Job 34:20, Son 3:8, Isa 15:1, 1Th 5:2
destroyed: Heb. crushed
Reciprocal: Oba 1:2 – General
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
34:25 Therefore he knoweth their {s} works, and he overturneth [them] in the {t} night, so that they are destroyed.
(s) Make it known that they are wicked.
(t) Declare the things that were hid.