Job 34:20, 25 | JFB | e4.org | 20. they —"the rich" and "princes" who offend God. the people —namely, of the guilty princes: guilty also themselves. at midnight —image from a night attack of an enemy on a camp, which becomes an easy prey ( ). without hand —without visible agency, by the mere word of God (so ).

‏ Job 34:20

20. they—"the rich" and "princes" who offend God.

the people—namely, of the guilty princes: guilty also themselves.

at midnight—image from a night attack of an enemy on a camp, which becomes an easy prey (Ex 12:29, 30).

without hand—without visible agency, by the mere word of God (so Job 20:26; Zec 4:6; Da 2:34).

‏ Job 34:25

25. Therefore—because He knows all things (Job 34:21). He knows their works, without a formal investigation (Job 34:24).

in the night—suddenly, unexpectedly (Job 34:20). Fitly in the night, as it was in it that the godless hid themselves (Job 34:22). UMBREIT, less simply, for "overturneth," translates, "walketh"; that is, God is ever on the alert, discovering all wickedness.