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Berean Standard Bible

““Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?”

Job 24:1

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Job 24 is part of Job's reply to Eliphaz's third speech. He turns from his own case to the wider world and asks why the wicked seem to escape judgment while the poor and weak are oppressed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?

World English Bible (WEB)

“Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days?

King James Version (KJV)

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

PUESTO que no son ocultos los tiempos al Todopoderoso, ¿por qué los que le conocen no ven sus días?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Si los tiempos no se esconden del Todopoderoso, ¿por qué no los perciben quienes dicen conocerlo?

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