Job 34:20
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They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.

a moment

Psalm 73:19 How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity.

Isaiah 30:13 Therefore shall this iniquity be to you as a breach that falleth, and is found wanting in a high wall, for the destruction thereof shall come on a sudden, when it is not looked for.

Isaiah 37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons slew him with the sword: and they fled into the land of Ararat, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

Daniel 5:30 The same night Baltasar, the Chaldean king, was slain.

Luke 12:20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Acts 12:23 And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night.

2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not: and their perdition slumbereth not.

troubled

Exodus 12:29,30 And it came to pass at midnight, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharao, who sat on his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive woman that was in the prison, and all the firstborn of cattle. . . .

Isaiah 37:36 And the angel of the Lord went out and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold they were all dead corpses.

Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him.

Luke 17:26-29 And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. . . .

the mighty shall be taken away.

1 Samuel 25:37-39 But early in the morning, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. . . .

1 Samuel 26:10 And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle, and perish:

Isaiah 10:16-19 Therefore the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send leanness among his fat ones: and under his glory shall be kindled a burning, as it were the burning of a fire. . . .

Isaiah 30:30-33 And the Lord shall make the glory of his voice to be heard, and shall shew the terror of his arm, in the threatening of wrath, and the flame of devouring fire: he shall crush to pieces with whirlwind, and hailstones. . . .

Daniel 2:34,44,45 Thus thou sawest, till a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands: and it struck the statue upon the feet thereof that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. . . .

Zechariah 4:6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Context
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
19Who accepteth not the persons of princes: nor hath regarded the tyrant, when he contended against the poor man: for all are the work of his hands. 20They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.21For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he considereth all their steps.…
Cross References
Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass at midnight, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharao, who sat on his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive woman that was in the prison, and all the firstborn of cattle.

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

Job 27:20
Poverty like water shall take hold on him, a tempest shall oppress him in the night:

Job 34:25
For he knoweth their works: and therefore he shall bring night on them, and they shall be destroyed.

Job 36:20
Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.

Daniel 8:25
According to his will, and craft shall be successful in his hand: and his heart shall be puffed up, and in the abundance of all things he shall kill many: and he shall rise up against the prince of princes, and shall be broken without hand.

Lexicon
They die
יָמֻתוּ֮ (yā·mu·ṯū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

in a moment,
רֶ֤גַע ׀ (re·ḡa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7281: A wink, a very short space of time

and at midnight;
וַחֲצ֪וֹת (wa·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2676: Division, middle

the people
עָ֣ם (‘ām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

convulse
יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ (yə·ḡō·‘ă·šū)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1607: To agitate violently

and pass away;
וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּ (wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

the mighty
אַ֝בִּ֗יר (’ab·bîr)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 47: Mighty, valiant

are removed
וְיָסִ֥ירוּ (wə·yā·sî·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside

without
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

human hand.
בְיָֽד׃ (ḇə·yāḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
They die in a moment, and at midnight; the people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.

But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right.

In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

In a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.
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