Job 14:21

Job 14:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
• New International Version (NIV)If their children are honored, they do not know it; if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.

Context of Job 14:21

19as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so you destroy a man’s hope. 20You completely overpower him, and he passes on; you change his appearance and send him away. If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it. 22He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.

Job 14:21 word by word

יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• come to honourכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• and he knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not; and they are brought lowצָעַרtsâ‛ar · be littleH6819
• but he perceivethבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995

Cross-references for Job 14:21

• 1 Samuel 4:20As she was dying, the women taking care of her said, “Don’t be afraid. You’ve given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay attention.
• Psalms 39:6Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.
• Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your descendants — who come from you, whom you father — will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
• Isaiah 63:16Yet you are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn’t recognize us. You, Lord, are our Father; your name is Our Redeemer from Ancient Times.

Commentaries on Job 14:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21His sons come to honor - When dead, he is equally indifferent and unconscious whether his children have met with a splendid or oppressive lot in life; for as to this world, when man dies, in that day all his thoughts perish.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not - He is unacquainted with what is passing on the earth. Even should that occur which is most gratifying to a parent‘s heart; should his children rise to stations of honor and influence, he would not be permitted to enjoy the happiness which every father feels when his sons do well. This is suggested as one of the evils of death. They are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them - He is not permitted to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Job's faith and hope spake, and grace appeared to revive; but depravity again prevailed. He represents God as carrying matters to extremity against him. The Lord must prevail against all who contend with him. God may send disease and pain, we may lose all comfort in those near and dear to us, every hope of earthly happiness may be destroyed, but God will receive the believer into realms of eternal happiness. But what a change awaits the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. One striking trait is selected from the sad picture of the severance of the dead from all that passes in the world (Ec 9:5), namely, the utter separation of parents and children.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 14:21

• Dead (People)
• Death

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Born
• Change
• Clean
• Plow
• Raise
• Sew
• Stock
• Wait
• Waste

Commentaries on Job 14

• 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