Job 27:22
New International Version
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

New Living Translation
It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power.

English Standard Version
It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight.

Berean Standard Bible
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

King James Bible
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

New King James Version
It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power.

New American Standard Bible
“For it will hurl at him without mercy; He will certainly try to flee from its power.

NASB 1995
“For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.

NASB 1977
“For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.

Legacy Standard Bible
For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.

Amplified Bible
“For it will hurl [thunderbolts of God’s wrath] at him unsparingly and without compassion; He flees in haste from its power.

Christian Standard Bible
It blasts at him without mercy, while he flees desperately from its force.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It blasts at him without mercy, while he flees desperately from its grasp.

American Standard Version
For God shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

Contemporary English Version
without showing mercy, as they try to escape.

English Revised Version
For God shall hurl at him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It hurls itself at him without mercy. He flees from its power.

Good News Translation
it will blow down on them without pity while they try their best to escape.

International Standard Version
It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip,

Majority Standard Bible
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

NET Bible
It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power.

New Heart English Bible
For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

World English Bible
For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it casts at him, and does not spare, "" He diligently flees from its hand.

Young's Literal Translation
And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.

Smith's Literal Translation
For he shall cast upon him and not spare: fleeing, he will flee from his hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall cast upon him, and shall not spare: out of his hand he would willingly flee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it will hurl over him and will not spare him; fleeing from its power, he will go into exile.

New American Bible
It hurls itself at him without pity, as he tries to flee from its power.

New Revised Standard Version
It hurls at them without pity; they flee from its power in headlong flight.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For God shall cast him out without pity, and he cannot escape out of his hand.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he will cast him out without pity, and by his hand he puts to flight, and he will scatter
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; He would fain flee from its power.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Wicked Man's Portion
21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. 22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power. 23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.…

Cross References
Psalm 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

Isaiah 30:30
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

Ezekiel 13:13
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.

Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Nahum 1:6
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Revelation 6:16-17
And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Isaiah 13:13
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.

Psalm 18:14
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.

Jeremiah 30:23
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Luke 21:26
Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Revelation 16:21
And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

Isaiah 29:6
you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.

Psalm 78:48-49
He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning. / He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.


Treasury of Scripture

For God shall cast on him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

For God

Exodus 9:14
For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

Deuteronomy 32:23
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

Joshua 10:11
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

not spare

Deuteronomy 29:20
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Ezekiel 9:5,6
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: …

Romans 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

he would fain flee.

Job 20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

Exodus 14:25-28
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians…

Judges 4:17-21
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite…

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Job 27
1. Job protests his sincerity
8. The hypocrite is without hope
11. The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses














It hurls itself against him without mercy
This phrase suggests an overwhelming force or calamity that comes upon a person with relentless intensity. In the context of Job, this can be seen as a metaphor for the suffering and trials that Job experiences. The imagery of something hurling itself without mercy reflects the nature of divine judgment or the consequences of sin, as seen in other parts of the Old Testament, such as the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-11) or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19). The lack of mercy highlights the severity of the situation, reminiscent of the justice of God, which is often depicted as uncompromising in the face of unrepentant sin (Nahum 1:2-3).

as he flees headlong from its power
This part of the verse illustrates the futility of trying to escape divine judgment or the consequences of one's actions. The image of fleeing headlong suggests panic and desperation, akin to the Israelites fleeing from the Egyptians at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:10-12). It also echoes the theme of inescapable judgment found in the prophetic books, such as Amos 5:19, where fleeing from one danger only leads to another. The power from which one flees can be seen as a representation of God's omnipotence, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible, where God's power is unmatched and unavoidable (Psalm 139:7-10). This can also be seen as a type of Christ, where ultimate refuge and salvation from judgment are found only in Him (John 14:6).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Job
The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.

2. God
The sovereign Creator who allows Job's trials to test his faith and righteousness.

3. Satan
The adversary who challenges Job's faithfulness, suggesting that Job serves God only because of his blessings.

4. Job's Friends
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, often accusing him of hidden sin.

5. The Whirlwind
A metaphorical representation of God's overwhelming power and the trials that come upon Job.
Teaching Points
Understanding Divine Sovereignty
Recognize that God's power is absolute and beyond human control or understanding. Our response should be one of humility and trust in His wisdom.

The Reality of Judgment
Acknowledge that God's judgment is real and inevitable for those who oppose Him. This should motivate us to live righteously and seek His mercy.

Endurance in Trials
Like Job, we may face overwhelming trials. Our focus should be on maintaining faith and integrity, trusting that God has a purpose beyond our understanding.

The Futility of Fleeing from God
Understand that attempting to escape God's will or judgment is futile. Instead, we should seek refuge in His grace and align ourselves with His purposes.

Compassion in Counsel
When others suffer, offer support and compassion rather than judgment. Job's friends failed in this, reminding us to be empathetic and understanding.(22) For God shall cast upon him.--The Authorised Version supplies God as the subject; but we obtain very good sense by understanding it of the man who constantly fled from his power now being only too glad of the opportunity of avenging himself on him, while he or others clap their hands at him, and hiss him from his place.

Verse 22. - For God shall out upon him, and not spare. Some commentators regard the storm as still the subject, and translate, "For it shall east itself upon him [or, 'rush upon him'] and not spore" (Sohultens, Merx). The difference is not great, since the storm represents God's judgment. He would fain flee out of his hand; or, if the storm is meant, out of its hand.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
It hurls
וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ (wə·yaš·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

against him
עָ֭לָיו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

without
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

mercy,
יַחְמֹ֑ל (yaḥ·mōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2550: To commiserate, to spare

while he flees headlong
בָּר֥וֹחַ (bā·rō·w·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly

from its power.
מִ֝יָּד֗וֹ (mî·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand


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