Job 21:32

Job 21:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
• New International Version (NIV)They are carried to the grave, and watch is kept over their tombs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he is carried to the grave, watch is kept over his tomb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet he shall be brought to the grave, And a vigil kept over the tomb.

Context of Job 21:32

30That evil men are [now] reserved for the day of disaster and destruction, They will be led away on the day of [God’s] wrath? 31But who will confront him with his actions and rebuke him face to face, And who will repay him for what he has done? When he is carried to his grave, A guard will keep watch over his tomb. 33The [dirt] clods of the valley are sweet to him [and gently cover him], Moreover, all men will follow after him [to a grave], While countless ones go before him. 34How then can you vainly comfort me with empty words, Since your answers remain untrue?”

Job 21:32 word by word

וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet shall he be broughtיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• to the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• and shall remainשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
• in the tombגָּדִישׁgâdîysh · tombH1430

Cross-references for Job 21:32

• Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead); Death will be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no dwelling [on earth].
• Ezekiel 32:21The strong among the mighty rulers will say of him (Pharaoh) and his allies from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down [defeated]; they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’
• Luke 16:22Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.

Commentaries on Job 21:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Yet shall he be brought to the grave - He shall die like other men; and the corruption of the grave shall prey upon him. Mr. Carlyle, in his specimens of Arabic poetry, Translations, p. 16, quotes this verse, which he translates and paraphrases, יובל לקברות והוא "He shall be brought to the grave," ישקוד גדוש ועל And shall watch upon the high-raised heap." It was the opinion of the pagan Arabs, that upon the death of any person, a bird, by them called…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Yet shall he be brought to the grave - Margin, “graves.” That is, he is brought with honor and prosperity to the grave. He is not cut down by manifest divine displeasure for his sins. He is conducted to the grave as other people are, not withstanding his enormous wickedness. The “object” of this is clearly to state that he would not be overwhelmed with calamity, as the friends of Job had maintained, and that nothing could be determined in regard to his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 Job opposes the opinion of his friends, That the wicked are sure to fall into visible and remarkable ruin, and none but the wicked; upon which principle they condemned Job as wicked. Turn to whom you will, you will find that the punishment of sinners is designed more for the other world than for this, Jude 1:14, 15. The sinner is here supposed to live in a great deal of power. The sinner shall have a splendid funeral: a poor thing for any man…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. Yet--rather, "and." brought--with solemn pomp (Psa 45:15). grave--literally, "graves"; that is, the place where the graves are. remain in--rather, watch on the tomb, or sepulchral mound. Even after death he seems still to live and watch (that is, have his "remembrance" preserved) by means of the monument over the grave. In opposition to Bildad (Job 18:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:32

• Death
• Pride
• Wicked (People)

Commentaries on Job 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings