Job 24:22
Good News Translation
God, in his strength, destroys the mighty; God acts--and the wicked die.

New Revised Standard Version
Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.

Contemporary English Version
But God's mighty strength destroys those in power. Even if they seem successful, they are doomed to fail.

New American Bible
He sustains the mighty by his strength, to him who rises without assurance of his life

Douay-Rheims Bible
He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

draweth

Esther 3:8-10 And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity. . . .

Daniel 6:4-9 And the king thought to set him over all the kingdom; whereupon the princes, and the governors, sought to find occasion against Daniel, with regard to the king: and they could find no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him. . . .

John 19:12-16 And from henceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying: If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. . . .

Revelation 16:13,14 And I saw from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. . . .

Revelation 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication. And they who inhabit the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her whoredom.

no man is sure of life.

Context
Job: Judgment for the Wicked
21For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good. 22He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.23God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.…
Cross References
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

Job 12:19
He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.

Job 18:20
They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, and horror shall fall upon them that went before.

Job 24:21
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