22But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.


In Context

19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.

20 The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; evil men are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.

21 They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow show no kindness.

22 But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

23 He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways.

24 For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

Job 24:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:22He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:22Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:22He draweth away the mighty also by his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22He draws also the mighty with his power: he rises up, and no man is sure of life.