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Job 12:6

Justice

4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

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BSB
The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
KJV
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
WEB
The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.
ASV
The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
DARBY
The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth.
BLB
The tents of robbers are at rest, and those disturbing God are secure—to the one who carries [his] god in his hand.
ÅB
Ødeleggeres telt blir i ro, og trygge er de som egger Gud til vrede, de som fører sin gud i sin hånd[^1].
OTB
Røvernes telt er i fred,
og de som utfordrer Gud er trygge,
dem Gud har brakt inn i deres makt.
B1930
Ødeleggeres telt blir i ro, og trygge er de som egger Gud til vrede, de som fører sin gud i sin hånd. / < HAB 1, 11.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 9:24

    The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

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  • Psalms 73:11–12

    And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

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  • Psalms 37:35

    I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

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  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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  • Job 21:7–15

    Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

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  • Psalms 37:1

    Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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  • Job 22:18

    Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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  • Jeremiah 5:27

    As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

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