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Job 24:1

“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?

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ASV

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

KJV

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069 →
מִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daifrom [the] AlmightyH7706 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
נִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.Nuhave they been stored upH6845 →
עִתִּ֑ים'i.TimtimesH6256 →
וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovand [those who] know himH3045 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
חָ֥זוּCha.zuhave they seen?H2372 →
יָמָֽיו׃ya.Mavdays hisH3117 →

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Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”Ecclesiastes 8:6–7For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.2 Peter 3:7–8And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.Psalms 36:10Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.Psalms 73:16–19When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sightMatthew 24:38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,Genesis 18:17And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?Genesis 18:20–21Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,Acts 17:26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.1 Timothy 6:15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.Jeremiah 12:1–3Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.Romans 2:5But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.Luke 21:22–24For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

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