Job 21:25

Job 21:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
• New International Version (NIV)Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of prosperity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.

Context of Job 21:25

23One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet: 24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened. And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good. 26They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them. 27Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.

Job 21:25 word by word

וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• bitternessמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896

Cross-references for Job 21:25

• Job 3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;
• Job 7:11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
• Job 9:18He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
• Job 10:1My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
• 2 Samuel 17:8Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
• Isaiah 38:15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
• Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, Godwill cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
• 1 Kings 17:12And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
• Ecclesiastes 6:2a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
• Ezekiel 4:16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
• Ezekiel 12:18Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;

Commentaries on Job 21:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 Job had described the prosperity of wicked people; in these verses he opposes this to what his friends had maintained about their certain ruin in this life. He reconciles this to the holiness and justice of God. Even while they prosper thus, they are light and worthless, of no account with God, or with wise men. In the height of their pomp and power, there is but a step between them and ruin. Job refers the difference Providence makes between…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25in the bitterness of his soul: Job often complained about how life seemed useless (3:20; 7:11; 9:18; 10:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-34SECOND SERIES. 2. consolations--If you will listen calmly to me, this will be regarded as "consolations"; alluding to Eliphaz' boasted "consolations" (Job 15:11), which Job felt more as aggravations ("mockings," Job 21:3) than consolations (Job 16:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:25

• Death
• 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