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Job 34:21
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job and the assembled men, explaining God’s impartial judgment immediately after describing how the mighty are suddenly removed. The words — `דַּרְכֵי` (dar.khei) means “ways,” and `צְעָדָ֥יו` (tze.'a.Da/v) correctly renders “his steps,” emphasizing literal movement and conduct. The thread — This theme of divine surveillance appears in Proverbs 15:3, Job 31:4, and Proverbs 5:21, where God’s gaze covers all human paths. Why it lands — The text asserts that no human action escapes observation, requiring readers to acknowledge accountability in every decision.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Job 31:4 Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
- Proverbs 5:21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Jeremiah 16:17 For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
- Jeremiah 32:19 the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
- Psalms 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- Genesis 16:13 So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
- Jeremiah 17:10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.