Charles Spurgeon Commentary


Charles Spurgeon Commentary
"They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked. They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter. There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor; [So that] they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves. They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst. From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly." — Job 24:6-12 (ASV)
He lets them alone, leaves them to do as they please. So it seems; but this is not the day of judgment, and this is not the place of final retribution.
Now and then, God flashes forth his anger against some flagrant sinner or some national crime; but as for most people's sins, he bears with them until that tremendous day comes, which is drawing near quickly, when he will hang the heavens in sackcloth, hold the final judgment, and every man will receive according to his works.