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If it isn`t so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?"

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Job's Confident Challenge

Commentators agree that this verse is Job's confident and defiant challenge. Having presented his evidence that the wicked often prosper and die in peace, he dares anyone to refute his observations. Scholars note that this appeal to real-world facts effectively silences his friends, marking a turning point in the debate.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Job 24:25

18th Century

Theologian

And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar? - This is a challenge to anyone to prove the contrary to what he had said. Job ha…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Job 24:25

19th Century

Bishop

And if it be not so now. —Job also has his facts, as ready and as incontrovertible as those of his friends, and yet irreconcilable with th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Job 24:25

19th Century

Preacher

Job challenges all men to contradict what he affirms: that the righteous may be greater sufferers, and the wicked may for a while prosper, but that…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Job 24:25

17th Century

Pastor

And if [it be] not [so] now
If this is not the case of men of such wicked lives as above described, do not prosper i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Job 24:18–25

17th Century

Minister

Sometimes, how gradual is the decay, how quiet the departure of a wicked person, how honoured he is, and how soon all his cruelties and oppressions…