Job 29:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Job 29:17 Mean?
Job pictures the wicked as a beast of prey with its victim clamped in its jaws. He broke those jaws and snatched the prey free, an image of forceful intervention against those who devoured the weak.
Mercy here is not passive; it fights. Job did not merely pity the oppressed but actively stood between predator and prey. True righteousness sometimes requires confrontation, the courage to break the grip of injustice. This too reflects the heart of God, who hears the cry of the afflicted and delivers the needy from the hand of those too strong for them.
Job 29:17 in the Original Language
taroph (טֶרֶף), 'spoil' -- prey or plunder seized by a predator; here the oppressor's victim torn loose.
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What does Job 29:17 mean?
Job confronted oppressors directly, breaking their power and rescuing their victims from their grasp.